jpalfreyman 's review for:

At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

3.0

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If you have any interest in: This Old House, Antiques Roadshow, Iron Chef, archeology, anthropology, and ancient diseases this is the book for you. My original idea of what this book is about was completely different from what it actually is. Bryson tends to get off track a bit, but still an enjoyable read. My favorite part is how he got the idea for the book. He stumbled on a door in his attic, which led to a small deck. This deck provided a view of Norfolk (Norfolk has the most churches per square mile then any where else in the world), which is very similar view to the the person who originally built his home. This book is classic Bryson.