Book Beginning: Calypso by David Sedaris

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS
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MY BOOK BEGINNING

Though there's an industry built on telling you otherwise, there are few real joys to middle age. The only perk I can see is that, with luck, you'll acquire a guest room.

-- Calypso by David Sedaris. I was in the mood for something funny this week, and this Calypso book is perfect. I'm reading it with my ears, as I do all David Sedaris books, because he reads the audiobooks himself, which makes them even more funny.

The essays in this book are more melancholy and reflective than his earlier books. There are several about middle age, the then recent death of his sister and the not recent death of his mom, his aging father, and human frailty. But while I'm stuck in my house, working from home, connecting online with family and old friends, and thinking about my dad who passed away just a few weeks ago, these darker but still hilarious essays hit the perfect note.

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YOUR BOOK BEGINNING



TIE IN: The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice is a natural tie in with this event and there is a lot of cross over, so many people combine the two. The idea is to post a teaser from page 56 of the book you are reading and share a link to your post. Find details and the Linky for your Friday 56 post on Freda’s Voice.

MY FRIDAY 56

It was interesting to see what we all did with our inheritance. . . . Gretchen moved south and sought to some bills while Amy and Paul essentially spent their money on candy.