#11 in Essays
Calypso
- 272
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 14 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“Calypso” finds David Sedaris as funny as ever and noticeably more mortal, writing about ageing, family guilt and death between the jokes. The twenty-one essays stay close to ordinary life, from gatherings at the family beach house to domestic squabbles, and some readers describe laughing and tearing up within the same piece. Some skip the cruder bodily anecdotes, while others recommend the audiobook, read in his own voice.
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About the book
Calypso is a collection of 21 semi-autobiographical essays by David Sedaris. It was published on May 29, 2018 by Little, Brown and Company. Fourteen of the 21 essays were previously published in a magazine or newspaper; some of these were published under a different title or in a different form.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 297 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 67% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Essays average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 8 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 289 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Calypso?
It has 272 pages — shorter than 68% of the ranked books in Essays.
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