A review by protoman21
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

3.0

This book was great for what it was, but I have never been that into history, so I found myself only interested in the interesting parts. Officially this gets 3.5 stars, but I just couldn't round up to 4 and feel good about my rating. Bryson does an admirable job of tracing the unexpected history of many everyday things and presenting the material in an informative yet entertaining manner. He doesn't shy away from the controversial or the unpleasant, but does spend most of his time on the history of England and America. Ultimately there were some sections that grabbed your attention more than others which led to the waxing and waning of my interest.