Vacationland
John Hodgman
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Vacationland
by John Hodgman
Published
2018
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pages
257
ISBN-13
9780735224827
ISBN-10
073522482X
Description
Although his career as a bestselling author and on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was founded on fake news and invented facts, in 2016 that routine didn’t seem as funny to John Hodgman anymore. Everyone is doing it now. Disarmed of falsehood, he was left only with the awful truth: John Hodgman is an older white male monster with bad facial hair, wandering like a privileged Sasquatch through three wildernesses: the hills of Western Massachusetts where he spent much of his youth; the painful beaches of Maine that want to kill him (and some day will); and the metaphoric haunted forest of middle age that connects them. Vacationland collects these real life wanderings, and through them you learn of the horror of freshwater clams, the evolutionary purpose of the mustache, and which animals to keep as pets and which to kill with traps and poison. There is also some advice on how to react when the people of coastal Maine try to sacrifice you to their strange god. Though wildly, Hodgmaniacally funny as usual, it is also a poignant and sincere account of one human facing his forties, those years when men in particular must stop pretending to be the children of bright potential they were and settle into the failing bodies of the wiser, weird dads that they are.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Vacationland?
This edition of Vacationland has approximately 257 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Vacationland?
For most readers, Vacationland typically takes between 5h 21m and 3h 34m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 64,250 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 17m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 9 days • Estimated word count: 64,250 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Vacationland?
The estimated word count for Vacationland is approximately 64,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Vacationland?
Vacationland was written by John Hodgman.
When was Vacationland published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2018. The original work may have been published on a different date.