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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
funny
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I enjoyed this book a great deal. Especially funny was the essay on filling out one's income tax forms-- still relevant twenty years later!
Now--where do I sign up to live in England for twenty years, so I can come back home and write about the U.S. with a fresh perspective?
Now--where do I sign up to live in England for twenty years, so I can come back home and write about the U.S. with a fresh perspective?
funny
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lighthearted
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
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this book is a series of newspaper columns bill bryson wrote about america when he moved back after twenty years abroad. bryson is a a deeply funny man with a an abiding love for the good old days and an incredible ability to constantly fail at modern life. relatable! tumblr would love this guy
4 stars
4 stars
A delightful collection of random articles all concerning USA. As always I kept chuckling at inappropriate moments, not caring if I looked crazy. Great fun!
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Light, witty listening - usually. This was my first experience with Bill Bryson, though I have a couple more of his books on my list and/or shelf. Especially relevant for American emigrants and expats that get to see our country from the outside, the way Bryson peers at it in these essays. Listening to an American accented reader use British English vocabulary while explaining American idiosyncrasies was a quirky reminder of the point of view. More than 20 years old at my reading, a few essays were out of date, but several were surprisingly on-the-nose.