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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
I should start by saying I like Bill Bryson. I like his writing and I usually like the perspective and wit he brings to our world.
Having said that...
This book is by far his worst that I've read. While there is a smattering of Bryson's classic charm, it is vastly outweighed by his newfound status as aging curmudgeon. He seems to be mentally stuck in a golden age that may or may not have existed and has a very long list of trivial things that will make you a complete idiot (putting gel in your hair or having tattoos among them).
I finished the book out of loyalty, but knew that if this had been my first Bryson book, I never would have picked up another, which would be quite a shame.
Having said that...
This book is by far his worst that I've read. While there is a smattering of Bryson's classic charm, it is vastly outweighed by his newfound status as aging curmudgeon. He seems to be mentally stuck in a golden age that may or may not have existed and has a very long list of trivial things that will make you a complete idiot (putting gel in your hair or having tattoos among them).
I finished the book out of loyalty, but knew that if this had been my first Bryson book, I never would have picked up another, which would be quite a shame.
funny
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adventurous
funny
informative
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reflective
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funny
informative
lighthearted
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Oh how I love Bill Bryson. No one else can describe a country so eloquently, flowery, and simply funny like him. If you badly need a good laugh or feel low and need someone who can bring you up through humorously describing his own miseries with a pinch of sarcasm, then this is the book for you.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Not my favorite of his but got a few giggles out of me. Some interesting history as well.
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lighthearted
medium-paced
This book was more optimistic about the state of England than Notes From a Small Island, which was nice. There were a few sentiments from Bryson that don't age well (and the book isn't even that old..).
informative
reflective
slow-paced