Calypso. David Sedaris. 2018.

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 house, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one, tiny, vexing realisation: it’s impossible to take a vacation from yourself.

With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation towards middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny - it’s a book that can only make you laugh till you snort, the way only family can.