"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." -Groucho Marx

Friday, May 8, 2009

The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson

Rating: 5.0

What it's about:
An unsparing and hilarious account of one man's rediscovery of America and his search for the perfect small town. - taken from Barnes&Noble.com

My thoughts:
I love Bill Bryson. He's slightly cynical and quick to voice his (many) disappointments but he's funny. In The Lost Continent Bill travels around America from town to town and details for us readers all his hardships and the occasional bit of pleasure. Bill seems to find something to dislike in many of the towns he travels through but he never loses hope that his next destination will live up to all his expectations. And it sometimes does! I thoroughly enjoyed chuckling my way this travelogue.

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