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
by David Rakoff
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David Rakoff takes us on a bitingly funny grand tour of our culture of excess. 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. 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.
Book Club Questions for Don't Get Too Comfortable (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for 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 (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Don't Get Too Comfortable:
- Did David Rakoff emphasize any specific themes throughout Don't Get Too Comfortable? What do you think David Rakoff is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Don't Get Too Comfortable and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Don't Get Too Comfortable? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Don't Get Too Comfortable reveal David Rakoff's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think David Rakoff is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Don't Get Too Comfortable affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did David Rakoff's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Don't Get Too Comfortable (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for 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 (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Don't Get Too Comfortable:
- Did David Rakoff make persuasive arguments in Don't Get Too Comfortable? Did Don't Get Too Comfortable change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Don't Get Too Comfortable?
- How does David Rakoff present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is David Rakoff biased within Don't Get Too Comfortable? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Don't Get Too Comfortable make you want to read next? Why?
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