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A review by katie_herzing
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away by Bill Bryson
3.0
What I read: I’m a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
Why I picked it up: It’s our June selection for book club.
How I read it: On paperback over almost a month, which is a long time for me.
What it’s about: It’s a collection of Bill’s newspaper column during his first few years back in the states after moving home from being in England for almost two decades. It’s 1997-1999 or so throughout the essays. The thing they all have in common is that they’re written by Bill, and that’s about it.
What I liked: There were plenty where I laughed out loud. They were funny.
What I disliked: There were a LOT of them. I was done with this book at 25%. If it had ended at 1/3 the length, I’d have given it five stars. But knocking off two for the two superfluous thirds.
Genre: Humorist essay, non fiction.
Rating & Recommendation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ and pick it up in the bookstore and read two essays, then put it back. Congrats you’ve read enough of this book.
Why I picked it up: It’s our June selection for book club.
How I read it: On paperback over almost a month, which is a long time for me.
What it’s about: It’s a collection of Bill’s newspaper column during his first few years back in the states after moving home from being in England for almost two decades. It’s 1997-1999 or so throughout the essays. The thing they all have in common is that they’re written by Bill, and that’s about it.
What I liked: There were plenty where I laughed out loud. They were funny.
What I disliked: There were a LOT of them. I was done with this book at 25%. If it had ended at 1/3 the length, I’d have given it five stars. But knocking off two for the two superfluous thirds.
Genre: Humorist essay, non fiction.
Rating & Recommendation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ and pick it up in the bookstore and read two essays, then put it back. Congrats you’ve read enough of this book.