Willie's review
Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums in America by Tom Lutz (Goodreads author!)
I liked this one, but I generally romanticize the loafer lifestyle. A general survey of American slackerism, from Thoreau and Ben Franklin to the draft dodgers of the first and second world wars, the beats, hippies, and Office Space. I was most intrigued by the earlier parts of the book, since I'm pretty ignorant of early american history. There were very very few women slackers, it seems, according to Mr. Lutz.
In general, the book made me very relaxed, usually while I was on my way to work in manhattan. And I stopped shaving while reading it.
In general, the book made me very relaxed, usually while I was on my way to work in manhattan. And I stopped shaving while reading it.
