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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
by Bill Bryson
I have no clue why this book was recommended to me as a good audiobook, but oh my gosh... this was the longest, most boring audiobook I have ever listened to, and I really doubt the content would have been more exciting had I read it in book form.
Bryson has a very quiet voice, which is great if you want to listen to this to help you fall asleep (highly recommended for that purpose). But, if you are on the road, or anywhere with any kind of noise, you will find yourself turning up your audio to maximum volume just to catch everything he says. At that volume, you also get to enjoy the weird little breaths he sometimes takes in between sentences.
I think the idea for this book was a good one: how frequently do we ever stop to think about what makes a home a home? Why is it called "room and board," and how have toilets evolved over the years? They're great questions which seem to be matched with rather long-winded responses that seemed to be primarily focused on UK history and houses.
If you want to read a book that will give you plenty of fun facts to either share with people or save for your imaginary win on Jeopardy, give this a read. Otherwise, there's a reason we have Wikipedia... if you truly want to know more about the history of different parts of your house, start there. It'll probably be more entertaining.
Bryson has a very quiet voice, which is great if you want to listen to this to help you fall asleep (highly recommended for that purpose). But, if you are on the road, or anywhere with any kind of noise, you will find yourself turning up your audio to maximum volume just to catch everything he says. At that volume, you also get to enjoy the weird little breaths he sometimes takes in between sentences.
I think the idea for this book was a good one: how frequently do we ever stop to think about what makes a home a home? Why is it called "room and board," and how have toilets evolved over the years? They're great questions which seem to be matched with rather long-winded responses that seemed to be primarily focused on UK history and houses.
If you want to read a book that will give you plenty of fun facts to either share with people or save for your imaginary win on Jeopardy, give this a read. Otherwise, there's a reason we have Wikipedia... if you truly want to know more about the history of different parts of your house, start there. It'll probably be more entertaining.