If you've ever laughed your way through Da vid Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories\, you might think you know w hat you're getting with \;Calypso. \;You'd be wrong.
\nWhen he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast\, Sedaris envisions long\, rel axing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with tho se he loves most. And life at the Sea Section\, as he names the vacation h ome\, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined\, except for one tiny\, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself.
\nWit h \;Calypso\, \;Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very\, very funny&mdash\;it's a book that can make you laugh 'til you snort\, th e way only family can. Sedaris's powers of observation have never been sha rper\, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But mu ch of the comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you realize that the story of your life is made up o f more past than future.
\nThis is beach reading for people who dete st beaches\, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a g ood tumor joke. \;Calypso \;is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest an d warmest book yet&mdash\;and it just might be his very best.
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