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A review by awwcripes
Naked at Lunch: A Reluctant Nudist's Adventures in the Clothing-Optional World by Mark Haskell Smith
3.0
Thanks Netgalley and Grove Press Books for letting me read this early.
Half way through this book and I have mixed feelings. I am the kind of person that reads a book about nudism because I want to hear the amusing anecdotes and little moments of awkwardness that accompany a lifestyle I know nothing about.
Naked at Lunch has much of what I want. The chapter about penis jewelry was just lovely. The author has done an excellent job providing great research into the history and politics of the nudism/naturism movement---but I find myself skipping those chapters.
This book is absolutely worth reading, I just feel like it tries to do too much. I like the cultural research that went into the discussion on SF's ban on nudity. I don't need the 200 year history on the concept of nudism.
Still looking forward to the second half.
Half way through this book and I have mixed feelings. I am the kind of person that reads a book about nudism because I want to hear the amusing anecdotes and little moments of awkwardness that accompany a lifestyle I know nothing about.
Naked at Lunch has much of what I want. The chapter about penis jewelry was just lovely. The author has done an excellent job providing great research into the history and politics of the nudism/naturism movement---but I find myself skipping those chapters.
This book is absolutely worth reading, I just feel like it tries to do too much. I like the cultural research that went into the discussion on SF's ban on nudity. I don't need the 200 year history on the concept of nudism.
Still looking forward to the second half.