Notes from a Small Island
by Bill Bryson | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0552996009 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0552996009 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Plum-crazy of Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 6/28/2009
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Journal Entry 1 by Plum-crazy from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, June 28, 2009
Amazon Editorial Review:
Bill Bryson is an unabashed Anglophile who, through a mistake of history, happened to be born and bred in Iowa. Righting that error, he spent 20 years in England before deciding to repatriate: "I had recently read that 3.7 million Americans according to a Gallup poll, believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, so it was clear that my people needed me." That comic tone enlivens this account of Bryson's farewell walking tour of the countryside of "the green and kindly island that had for two decades been my home."
Bill Bryson is an unabashed Anglophile who, through a mistake of history, happened to be born and bred in Iowa. Righting that error, he spent 20 years in England before deciding to repatriate: "I had recently read that 3.7 million Americans according to a Gallup poll, believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, so it was clear that my people needed me." That comic tone enlivens this account of Bryson's farewell walking tour of the countryside of "the green and kindly island that had for two decades been my home."
Journal Entry 2 by Plum-crazy at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, March 5, 2011
A very entertaining read that's full of characters & situations that you'll recognise. From the stereotypical 1970's english B&B landlady to the surly waitress in a Manchester Chinese, Bryson has you nodding your head in agreement & sniggering away at his humorous, but never malicious, comments (okay he does suggest blowing up Keighley (page 122) but I can understand that)
I had intended to post snippets of what made me smile but there were far too many - much easier to read it for yourself :o)
Read As part of the 2011 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE (#20)- themed "Non-fiction" read for March
I had intended to post snippets of what made me smile but there were far too many - much easier to read it for yourself :o)
Read As part of the 2011 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE (#20)- themed "Non-fiction" read for March
Journal Entry 3 by Plum-crazy at Controlled Release in -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Saturday, March 5, 2011
Released 13 yrs ago (3/5/2011 UTC) at Controlled Release in -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Passed to a non-bookcrosser to read....& then hopefully release!
Released as part of the 2011 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
Released as part of the 2011 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
Journal Entry 4 by Plum-crazy at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Can't remember when this came back to me but it's going travelling again....
Journal Entry 5 by Plum-crazy at Overgate Hospice Charity shop in Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Released 9 yrs ago (2/24/2015 UTC) at Overgate Hospice Charity shop in Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom
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Released as part of the 2015 TV Series Challenge (#5)
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