Arthur Less is on the run, sort of. He is trying to escape the wedding of an ex so accepts EVERY invitation he receives to assure he will be out of the country on the wedding day. This book recounts his travels, includes some background on Less himself and shows us an interesting, slightly sad-sack character. Less is pretty awesome to me in the way that he isn't too self aware. He spends a mint in Paris buying new clothes from a tailor thinking he is very French chic until he is identified as an American at a party with strangers. At this point he realizes the tailor sold him what HE considered to be the quintessential American outfit. I loved so many of the small moments in the book because Less thinks he is doing one thing but doesn't really have the knowledge to DO that thing and is quite stymied. But in the end, he isn't too upset about it, he sort of just rolls with the punches. There are so many tiny moments in this book that are perfectly rendered that it is an easy title to recommend.
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