Narrated by David Sedaris, Calypso by David Sedaris has a runtime of 6 hrs 39 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book.
If you’ve ever laughed your way through David Sedaris’s cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you’re getting with Calypso. You’d be wrong.
When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it’s impossible to take a vacation from yourself.
With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny—it’s a book that can make you laugh ’til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris’s powers of observation have never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much 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 of more past than future.
This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a good tumor joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris’s darkest and warmest book yet—and it just might be his very best.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 6 hrs 39 mins
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
- Release year: 2018
- Audible category: Biographies & Memoirs / Entertainment & Celebrities / Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development
Listener Ratings
Calypso holds an average listener rating of 4.6/5 from 22497 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.8/5
- Story: 4.6/5
- 5-star ratings: 74% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Laughed so hard”
This is one of his funniest books. I listened to most of this while doing housework, with my headphones on. My husband finally asked what I was listening to because I was laughing so hard!— Liz, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Hilarious and bittersweet”
This is David Sedaris at his best. Honest, insightful, and undeniably hilarious. Best listen I have had all year. A+— Fan of None, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Magnificent as usual!”
I live for a new Sedaris book. This does not disappoint. I do wish he would start drinking again, however…— amazonian, Audible listener
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