Quite funny and very nostaligic! Makes me want to go back and watch Meatballs, with Bill Murray. ( )

3.5 stars ( )

3.5 stars ( )

Author Josh Wolk attempts to recapture his memories of being a camper by becoming a camp counselor before he marries that year. Cabin Pressure is a hilarious attempt to finish his bachelor bucket list, as his fiancee takes care of the invitations, menu and ceremony.
Reliving the past proves more difficult than Josh expected and with the appearance of Mitch, his old nemesis, insecurities return. Feeling ancient and older than some of their dads, Josh tries to prove himself in a cabin of smart-aleck 14 year olds.

I recommend this book as a fun way to get back to reality. WE can't go back, can we??

Is he ready to leave the past, along with the bug spray, wet towels to enter an unkniown stage in life? ?Read this laugh-out-oud book to follow Josh's hilaruious antics. ( )

I picked this book up for two reasons:

1. It was endorsed by A.J. Jacobs in a blurb on the back jacket and I find Jacobs hilarious
2. It was sitting in a discount bin

Now, I really should have offset the two prior points with two red flags.
1. The book was published nearly seven years ago, yet I never heard of it.
2. It was sitting in a discount bin - and it was a first print.

Basically, the warning signs would have been good to heed - I really disliked the book for the first 50 pages or so. The author rubbed me the wrong way, there just seemed to be this unpleasantness around him...

But maybe the return to camp worked its magic, because eventually, the tone changed and I enjoyed the book just a little - once it shifted focus from Wolk to the kids at the camp, even if the shifted focus didn't run very deep.

Based on the first 50 pages, I'd have given the book 2 stars at best...but it did get a little better. ( )