A review by christina_likes_to_read
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

4.5

What a joyful meander! This book was long and detailed and I wasn’t sure, at first, if I was going to be able to make it through it. But, I did and I really, really enjoyed it. If I had to describe the experience of reading this book I would say it was as if you were at a party and a really smart guy started talking about science but he was adapting his monologue for a lay audience. Bill Bryson meandered his way through the history of science and I enjoyed the trip with him. Honestly, I don’t remember much of what I read. But, I did enjoy it. I found that certain parts of the history of science were more interesting to me than others. But, it was all worth the effort. And I will probably reread this book someday in the hopes that I can absorb more of it the second time around. 4.5 stars