An 'empty' continent
Advantages: Quite entertaining and informative
Disadvantages: Not quite the author's best work?
Very few writers have ever made me literally laugh out loud – but Bryson is one of them. While this may not be one of his very best works, it still has quite a lot going for it. I might not have chosen to read this title but for a slightly dog-eared c ...
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a.k.a. In a Sunburned Country
Advantages: Witty anecdotes. Good historical background.
Disadvantages: Superficial glimpse of Australia only.
Bill Bryson is apparently one of the most-read authors in Britain. Apart from his books on the English Language, I had never actually read one of his books. My husband on the other hand is an avid reader of his and owns most if not all of his books. He is ...
MAFARRIMOND 29.12.2006 · Read full review
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Going DOWN...UNDER
Advantages: Interesting and witty
Disadvantages: Not Bryson's best book
As anyone who has read any of his books will already know, Bill Bryson specialises in going to countries and returning with travelogues that are comically cynical but still affectionate. His unique style is helpful in that strangest of continents, Austral ...
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Bryson goes walkabout
Advantages: Mostly light-hearted. Accessible. Laugh out loud moments
Disadvantages: Slightly morbid fascination with killer Aussie creatures in bits
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951, Bill Bryson is one of the most highly esteemed travel writers of the present day. He was recently awarded the title of Officer of the Most Excellent Order for all that he has contributed to literature.
Currently, he and ...
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Laughing Koala The Way Home
Advantages: Bright, Outlandish And Most Of All An Entertaining Read.
Disadvantages: Perhaps A Little Too Historical.
It takes a lot for me to laugh out loud at a book. Perhaps it's because slapstick appeals more and it is just so much easier to be wooed by visual comedy. Bill Bryson has changed all this forever. He writes as if he is talking directly to you, as if havin ...
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