I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away
4 journalers for this copy...
Funny & insightful essays about the quirkiness & absurdity of the US from an American writer who moved back after 20 years in the UK.
Journal Entry 2 by thelma-lou at James Joyce Irish Pub, 912 W. Main St. in Durham, North Carolina USA on Thursday, July 4, 2002
Released on Thursday, July 04, 2002 at James Joyce Pub, 912 W. Main St. in Durham, North Carolina USA.
On the bookcase next to the bar.
On the bookcase next to the bar.
Hooray! I was so happy to find this book: I knew it had been released way back in this spot, and while there last night I saw its striped spine atop a stack of books. First of all, I had to ask some poor lady eating dinner if I could borrow her stool to stand on in order to retrieve the book from its high shelf. Second, I had to explain to my friends how I went to the restroom and mysteriously came back with two books...
I really enjoy reading some Bill Bryson every now and then. Recently I have been reading nothing but serious muckety-muck books, and this was the perfect antidote. Reading, then sharing, this light-hearted tribute to American life is my way to show my patriotism. Sure, we Americans can be total weirdos -- but isn't it great?
This book is apparently a collection of columns that Bryson wrote for a British paper after he moved back to the US with his thoroughly British wife and children in tow. Bryson has a certain way of writing about places he's visited (so far they have included Britian, various towns in Europe, Australia, America's Appalachian Trail) in a way that draws laughter, but the jokes aren't cruel, they're either witty or silly. All in all he seems always to be respectful of his subjects, and is eager to explain to you why he feels such great regard.
[Some readers of Bryson have mentioned to me that they sometimes feel weighed down by some of the trivia and facts that Bryson puts forth. That's half the fun for me! To each his own I guess.]
This book is apparently a collection of columns that Bryson wrote for a British paper after he moved back to the US with his thoroughly British wife and children in tow. Bryson has a certain way of writing about places he's visited (so far they have included Britian, various towns in Europe, Australia, America's Appalachian Trail) in a way that draws laughter, but the jokes aren't cruel, they're either witty or silly. All in all he seems always to be respectful of his subjects, and is eager to explain to you why he feels such great regard.
[Some readers of Bryson have mentioned to me that they sometimes feel weighed down by some of the trivia and facts that Bryson puts forth. That's half the fun for me! To each his own I guess.]
Enjoyed A Walk in the Woods by Bryson so I'm interested in reading this one. Thank you for bringing it to the Meetup.
Journal Entry 6 by ateehee at Streets of Southpoint Mall in Durham, North Carolina USA on Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (4/12/2005 UTC) at Streets of Southpoint Mall in Durham, North Carolina USA
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Bringing to meetup at B&N - if no one takes it, I will leave on a bench in the mall.
Bringing to meetup at B&N - if no one takes it, I will leave on a bench in the mall.
Read this ages ago - finally journaling and passing it on. I laughed several times while reading this Bryson book, but found the essay format hard to get into. I wished every story were a full-length book. Bringing it to meetup tonight.
picked up at meetup 4/12/05 - haven't read yet...