Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0767916034 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Simultaneously a Wildean satire and a plea for a little human decency, Don’t Get Too Comfortable shows that far from being bobos in paradise, we’re in a special circle of gilded-age hell.. Whether he is contrasting the elegance of one of the last flights of the supersonic Concorde with the good-times-and-chicken-wings populism of Hooters Air; working as a cabana boy at a South Beach hotel; or traveling to a private island off the coast of Belize to watch a soft-core video shoot—where he is provided with his very own personal manservant—rarely have greed, vanity, selfishness, and vapidity been so mercilessly skewered. Somewhere along the line, our healthy self-regard has exploded into obliterating narcissism; our manic getting and spending have now become celebrated as moral virtues. David Rakoff takes us on a bitingly funny grand tour of our culture of excess
"Five Stars" according to Robert Russell. Another brilliant piece by the unforgettable David Rakoff.. The Truth Will Set You Free! Amazon Customer In "Don't Get Too Comfortable" author David Rakoff shines a light on the weirdness that is life in this modern world. Perhaps because he is originally from another country (Canada), he is able to see the strange in the ordinary. Perhaps he just has very good eyes for the absurd. Perhaps both are true. Regardless, the book is very, very funny.For some reason, other reviewers have compared him to David Sedaris-perhaps because both are funny, occasionally heard on NPR, and gay. "acerbic yet funny" according to Cynthia Etchingham. rakoff writes like sedaris on a nasty pill. sharp and laugh out loud funny, it viciously cuts through the pomposity of consumerism. if you are easily offended, read something else.
While attending the Paris couture shows, Rakoff reveals the silliness of the whole enterprise with quips about Karl Lagerfeld's pre–weight loss "large doughy rump" and the "dry spaghetti" of one model's hair. While Rakoff's sardonic wit is clearly his greatest asset, it is sometimes his undoing; the same dry humor that works so well when aimed at the rich and decadent seems mean-spirited when applied to less prominent targets, like "Wildman" Steve Brill, who forages for food in New York City's parks. In another piece, a prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon tells Rakoff, "this is the Dark Ages" for cosmetic surgery (meaning that future generations will be amazed by