A review by tintinintibet
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

5.0

Here's how I think this gets scored. +1 if "off the beaten track" is a good thing, -3 if that's pejorative. +0.5 for interest in each of the following: South Pacific, Hawaii, Malibu, San Francisco, South Africa, Portugal. Give another point if you've lived in any and another if you've driven cross country. +2 if you like the New Yorker, +2 if you're a surfer, -1 if neither applies. +2 if "camping" sounds annoyingly fancy, +1 if it makes you think of a bear canister, -1 if it means a kitchenette in the room. +1 for actually doing that math, since you'll probably also be willing to go along for the ride in this book.