#19 in Essays
Happy-Go-Lucky
- NYT bestseller · 12 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
In “Happy-Go-Lucky”, David Sedaris stays funny while writing frankly about his father and the last few years. Some readers value that candour as much as the laughs and find him more reflective here; others find the collection too dark. The chapter on his father draws a sharper objection: to some it makes light of what happened and is unkind to his sister.
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About the book
Happy-Go-Lucky is a collection of 18 semi-autobiographical essays by David Sedaris. It was published on May 31, 2022, by Little, Brown and Company. Out of these 18 essays, 13 were previously published in a magazine or through Amazon Original Stories; some of these were published under a different title or in a different form.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 113 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 43% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Essays average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 8 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 105 | 93% |
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