A review by eggbeater
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

 My father and my uncles grew up in Des Moines in the 1950s, so this was a treat for me to get a better idea about how they lived back then. I definitely felt transported back in time. The writing was vivid and humorous and not always sensitive. Life in Iowa was pretty great for straight white boys without disabilities in the 50s, and that jives with what my father told me. It made me feel closer to my family. Bill Bryson obviously had a nice childhood and is very nostalgic about it, which is sometimes a relief to read about in a memoir. I'm glad somebody did. 
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