A review by jeffmauch
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away by Bill Bryson

5.0

Another gem from Bill Bryson here. While this is only a collection of articles he wrote in a newspaper over the course of 3 years, it's probably best looked at as a collection of humorous short stories. Bryson has a knack for finding the humor in our everyday world and exploiting it, especially when it comes to the everyday things Americans do and say that just don't make sense or add up. Bryson brings an interesting point of view as a native Iowan who spent 20 years living in England. I like that I can read as many stories as I want in a sitting and that since they were newspaper articles, they're at most 4-5 pages. Very few of the stories disappoint and if you don't laugh out loud at least a few times, you may want to question if you truly have a sense of humor. As always, I can't recommend Bill Bryson's works enough and if you haven't given him a try yet, this would be a good one to take for a spin.