It’s a tricky one to have just at this moment.
The topics themselves didn’t seem inherently funny: the deaths of family members, Black Lives Matter, Twitter fights, Balthus paintings, waiting on line at Starbucks. When I spoke with the writer over the phone about his new collection, “ Happy-Go-Lucky,” my laughter ranged across the spectrum you could build a complete taxonomy of belly laughs and nervous giggles from the call alone. He admits that he likes to get “a mix of laughter,” including the particular kind that comes from shock: “It’s a laugh that doesn’t sound like any other laugh. Though the COVID-19 pandemic forced him to take the longest break from touring that he’s had in his decades-long career, Sedaris, 65, has been back in theaters around the country since last fall. Retrieved June 12, 2022.If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores.Īuthor and humorist David Sedaris loves his job - which after all is making people laugh for a living - but that doesn’t mean he worries too much about offending people. "Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris – lockdown, loss and dentistry". "Review: 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' an amusing look at life's ironies". ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris".^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction"."In 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' David Sedaris reflects on his fraught relationship with his dad". "The Sneaky, Subversive Thrills of David Sedaris". Publishers Weekly wrote, "Sedaris's tragicomedy is gloomier than usual, but it's as rich and rewarding as ever." In a rave review, Anita Snow of the Associated Press wrote, "Writing about his teen years, Sedaris is simultaneously amusing and brutal while unflinchingly exposing the ironies of his family and life in general." In a mixed review, Houman Barekat of The Guardian criticized Sedaris as coming across as "glib on racial politics", "cranky" toward the younger generation, and "petty" and "bitter", but admitted "it is partly because of these flaws that people relate to him." Barekat concluded, "On the page he's a somewhat diminished presence: engaging but rarely captivating." References Happy-Go-Lucky received favorable reviews from critics, with a cumulative "Positive" rating at the review aggregator website Book Marks based on a sample of 12 reviews. Happy-Go-Lucky debuted at number one on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending June 4, 2022.
He writes about his life and the lives of his family-including his siblings, his longtime partner Hugh, and the decline of his 98-year-old father, with whom he had a fractured relationship. In Happy-Go-Lucky, Sedaris continues where he left off in Calypso, writing about his transition into late midlife during the final years of the Trump administration and into the COVID-19 pandemic.
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