Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
by Bill Bryson
What makes Bryson so enjoyable to read is his self defacing sarcasm. In "The Lost Continent" he came across not so much sarcastic but smug and contemptible. This was not my favorite Bryson book I have read.
That said, at times, I was laughing out loud. When he described being caught looking at stockings in a small town store, I woke my wife Sarah with laughter.
Bryson did not like any of the places he visited and describe almost every character as fat and dumb. I did not want to spend my free time with these people any more than Bryson obviously did.
What makes Bryson so enjoyable to read is his self defacing sarcasm. In "The Lost Continent" he came across not so much sarcastic but smug and contemptible. This was not my favorite Bryson book I have read.
That said, at times, I was laughing out loud. When he described being caught looking at stockings in a small town store, I woke my wife Sarah with laughter.
Bryson did not like any of the places he visited and describe almost every character as fat and dumb. I did not want to spend my free time with these people any more than Bryson obviously did.
