A review by blankpagealex
Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches by John Hodgman

5.0

What an excellent book. So many of Hodgman's stories hit me at just the right moment. The anecdote about trying to kill mice in his garage while paying hundreds of dollars to extend the life of his son's similarly sized hamster was hilariously poetic. His loving little digs at his own wife and children had me giggling. Most poignant, however, was the chapter about being a privileged white person witnessing racial injustice and not knowing how to respond in a meaningful and sensitive way.

Highly recommend this to anyone whether you are familiar with Hodgman's work or not.