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Other reviewers have commented on these points, but I find this older Bill Bryson beyond irritating. His "travelogue" has devolved into "I go to different places, consider everyone else stupid, have a pint, and go to bed." It's unoriginal and uninspiring. Bryson's earlier work has always made me internalize "wow! that's really interesting; I want to see it for myself." Not here.
Further, I think the premise and title of the book is beyond misleading. What's Little Dribbling? What's the point of the "Bryson Line" if it exists only as a beginning point and terminus? Muttering about in Cornwall (!!!) isn't anywhere CLOSE to his self defined travel restriction. Why even mention the darn line if following it is so haphazard? Lastly, if the book is subtitled "Adventures of an American in Britain," shouldn't Bryson attempt to explain where things are? The map at the front of the book is wholly inadequate, with many of the places he listed absent.
Maybe Bryson just got stupid, fat, and lazy. He apparently thinks everyone else is.
Further, I think the premise and title of the book is beyond misleading. What's Little Dribbling? What's the point of the "Bryson Line" if it exists only as a beginning point and terminus? Muttering about in Cornwall (!!!) isn't anywhere CLOSE to his self defined travel restriction. Why even mention the darn line if following it is so haphazard? Lastly, if the book is subtitled "Adventures of an American in Britain," shouldn't Bryson attempt to explain where things are? The map at the front of the book is wholly inadequate, with many of the places he listed absent.
Maybe Bryson just got stupid, fat, and lazy. He apparently thinks everyone else is.