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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
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I do like my arm chair travelling with a hint of cynicism and much like Australians who are expert at taking the Mickey out of ourselves it was refreshing to see an American being able to take the piss.
He may not be politically correct but who hasn’t had a variation of the same thoughts going through their head about other tourists when travelling through touristy hot spots. I can’t express how much I enjoyed hearing about boring god awful places as much as I did during the reading of this book. When people regale me with their travel stories I usually glaze over but I was strangely riveted and the more dismal a place he visited the more fun I seemed to have!
I’m officially a Bill Bryson fan I really don’t know why it took me so long to read him but now I just want more more more! On to the next adventure!
He may not be politically correct but who hasn’t had a variation of the same thoughts going through their head about other tourists when travelling through touristy hot spots. I can’t express how much I enjoyed hearing about boring god awful places as much as I did during the reading of this book. When people regale me with their travel stories I usually glaze over but I was strangely riveted and the more dismal a place he visited the more fun I seemed to have!
I’m officially a Bill Bryson fan I really don’t know why it took me so long to read him but now I just want more more more! On to the next adventure!
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December 28, 2015
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May 20, 2018
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May 26, 2018 01:39AM
Yay! I'm so happy you enjoyed one of his travel books. More to come.
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Thanks Bianca! Your review got me on to him and I’m so happy. I’m super eager to get to them ALL! I’ve got a couple of books to knock off first and then I’ll be back to Bryson!
Thanks Jill! Me too :)
Great review Vanessa. Sounds like a great read. I'm certainly guilty of the glazing over when listening to such stories haha
Haha Trina I’m glad I’m not the only one 😬 he makes the mundane seem interesting, it’s a special talent.
I have a couple of his books- will have to see if I have this one! Fun review, Vanessa! I am scared he visited my state or even my city in this book! 😂
Thanks Jennifer!! There’s a few states he bypassed so maybe your city escaped the Bryson treatment!? Just out of curiosity what State are you from if you don’t mind me asking? I shall have the same fear when I read the Australian version of his travel guide. I’m sure there will be plenty of taking the “Mickey” out of us!
Vanessa loved your review. Found this & another Bryson in a street library - one of my best finds …. Bryson fan now. I also found some Peter Carey’s…. Life is good!!!
Thank you! I agree its so fun to discover new and exciting reads in unexpected places, makes life grand!
