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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
A compilation of his columns from the late 1990s about America so lots of things have changed since this book came out. Bryson always makes me chuckle though and this was a quick fun read.
Bill Bryson's essay contained lots of humor. I could relate to all of this because I have lived out of the U.S. as well. It was outdated, but a lot has changed since this book was published.
Some interesting essays, and some funny stories, but mostly a lot of complaining and hand-wringing.
Some parts of this book were funny, but mostly it was just boring. I never finished the book, and what i did read, i skimmed through or skipped a lot of it. i just didnt like his writing style. it was dull. and weird too, because i grew up in NH and i felt like he was trying to make NH sound different than it was, like some hokey kitschy place. granted, i grew up in southern NH not up in his town, but ok it is modern times, OF COURSE we locked things. How could we NOT lock things esp our house? and my parents, who still live there, hardly know their neighbors and some not at all. i think he was making everything sound more quaint for his audience. But overall, very boring and i couldnt make myself finish it.
Classic Bryson with his very amusing takes on the United States. This book should be savored, read chapter by chapter chuckling and not as a binge-read.
An enjoyable collection of newspaper columns and a fascinating time capsule of the late 90s.
I love Bill Bryson’s style of writing- this book is great to read chapter per chapter or in a couple (or one) days on holiday. Funny stories about America that will certainly cheer you up. The books consists of short essays about live in the US, and comparison between the UK and the states.
Some were laugh-out-loud funny, some were poignant, a couple were boring. All-in-all, this one's a keeper.