i don't think american comedy is quite for me, although that being said this one was lovely - the comedy wasn't too "americanised" and i really liked the witty jokes here and there. it kind of reminded me of Just by Looking at Him but Calypso didn't have that many sexual tones, lol.

honestly, i expected to get more into it but it was lacking a bit of storyline which i sometimes need in a memoir. i enjoyed the short chapters, they were easy to read but where was this going to take me? it was a bit chaotic but somehow i think every queer is like that so that's cool, i guess. i could relate to some of the chapters (even if i don't have a bigger family). his relationship with his dad described very well how i am with my own father which was kind of surreal, i didn't expect that. here are a few of the chapters which i liked most:

♡ Your English Is So Good
♡ A Modest Proposal
♡ The One(s) Who Got Away

one thing i did not get was the chapter where Sedaris lists the different types of swearing. as a Bulgarian i am very confused since nobody here says something even remotely close to "May you build a house from your kidney stones.". i mean, it sounds fun and quirky but i think the author has been lied to (which is not that unbelievable since most bulgarians who immigrate out of our country tend to lie just to sound more interesting(?). we might just swear the fuck out of somebody's mother but kidney stones is way too far.)

sadly, i think this book might fly over my head and i'll have to read it again in a few months because there just wasn't a kick to it. i know it has some heavy topics in it but i kind of felt relaxed while reading it, lol. it's nice, funny and weird. that's all you need from a book, right?

p.s. the cover is absolutely stunning and i love love love it!