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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
Few of the articles were repetitive. A collection of columns rather than his usual book style
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Very funny columns, good for short bed time reading
This was my first Bill Bryson and probably not one of his most well known. I enjoyed it. He can really write about anything. There were some really insightful and interesting observations on American culture. My favorites were the one about how litigious Americans are and the old-pastime of drive-in theatres.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
This is a compendium of the column Mr Bryson wrote for the now defunct Mail on Sunday. It features all his musings in one place which makes it a fun book to dip in and out of but by the end of it you feel like you've been sat next to a nice bloke on the bus that you felt you had to chat to be polite but you would rather he shut up now so you could watch a movie on your phone.
"Just" a selection of newspaper articles. Which is nice if yu're looking for a lot of short diversions. Not so much if you've been hoping for a connected story like the other random Bryson book I picked up and read before.
Entertaining, but not a story and definitely not, as a blurb says, "one of his best books".
Entertaining, but not a story and definitely not, as a blurb says, "one of his best books".
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
It wasn’t funny like I was told it should be and the author really spent too much time complaining about living in America than anything else, just move back to Britain and quit whining about it
Not as good as this other books but it's a short story collection so it's a fast read. Good for people who want to read but have time constraints.