A culturally sophisticated gay man’s wet dream, with performances, set design, and costumes to match. Or for anyone who gets off on rich people problems.
I heard this book was funny but the dialogue is like a Wes Anderson movie if the characters were even more crass and everyone important was a cagey woman doing very gay shit. (That comparison may be in part because I'm listening at x1.5 speed.) The ridiculous is almost impossible to parse from the bleak and either way it's visceral enough to occasionally startle you awake like the chirp of an urgent email notification from your boss obliterates a weird sex daydream or a stranger interrupts your Sunday morning walk by screaming nonsense at you on the street.
I really love Gay Talese and this is my favorite book of his. It’s kind of a history of sexuality in the United States. He even goes to this swingers resort and documents the dysfunction of communal living while it slowly ruins his own marriage.
It’s a unique blend of different plant based sources that tastes richer and more delicious than anything I’ve ever tried. Places like Target sell it and it’s a little pricey but absolutely worth it.