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DID NOT FINISH
I like Bill Bryson very much. I have enjoyed several of his books in the past and I think he is very funny. However, I listened to a couple hours of this audiobook before concluding that this is not the right book at the right time for the right person (ie me.) Here is why:
1) I very rarely enjoy collections of newspaper columns because of their length. By the time I start warming to the topic, the column ends abruptly and we're on to the next thing. I felt the same way about "My Planet" by Mary Roach.
2) In the case of this book, the next thing was often another complaint about America Today. It came across as very middle-aged white man "things were better in my day!" get off my lawn-ish. Even if I agreed with him (although often I didn't) I wasn't particularly interested in hearing about it.
Still planning to read other Bryson books I've missed over the years, but this one is not my cuppa.
1) I very rarely enjoy collections of newspaper columns because of their length. By the time I start warming to the topic, the column ends abruptly and we're on to the next thing. I felt the same way about "My Planet" by Mary Roach.
2) In the case of this book, the next thing was often another complaint about America Today. It came across as very middle-aged white man "things were better in my day!" get off my lawn-ish. Even if I agreed with him (although often I didn't) I wasn't particularly interested in hearing about it.
Still planning to read other Bryson books I've missed over the years, but this one is not my cuppa.