I know these reviews are for 'impressions only,' but you can really only get the full effect of david sedaris if you listen to him read his own work, which he does on the audio cassette of this book. I highly recommend it. The title essay refers to a week that he spent in a nudist colony/trailer park and is really funny...a commentary on how hung up we all are about our bodies and our looks. Even more thought-provoking is the first essay, "A plague of tics," in which DS describes his early childhood during which he had obsessive compulsive disorder, complete with physical tics and very odd behaviors. His teacher's reaction to these displays of compulsively licking the light switch (and her subsequent visit to his home to meet with his mother) are wonderful and tender. Read it or listen to it...it's worth the point(s)!
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