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A review by larakai
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
4.0
It took me forever to finish this book. I did enjoy it, though. It was VERY long, and I think the chapters were too long. I read it digitally, and being told that a chapter is going to take 40 minutes to read makes me not want to start unless I know I have 40 minutes of time and attention span.
Also, it was definitely not at all what I expected. Not that that's a bad thing, it just threw me off. The "room-to-room journey" through the house was a bit of a stretch. Sometimes, the thing he ended up talking about had barely even the faintest connection to the room he started with.
Anyway. It was very interesting. It's full of fun facts. I sent excerpts to some friends while reading it, and I've already used a bunch of the things I learned from it in conversation. The topics it covers are so broad that there really is a fact for just about every situation.
Also, it was definitely not at all what I expected. Not that that's a bad thing, it just threw me off. The "room-to-room journey" through the house was a bit of a stretch. Sometimes, the thing he ended up talking about had barely even the faintest connection to the room he started with.
Anyway. It was very interesting. It's full of fun facts. I sent excerpts to some friends while reading it, and I've already used a bunch of the things I learned from it in conversation. The topics it covers are so broad that there really is a fact for just about every situation.