I had bought this book intending to read it before the JB and I headed o/s. Unfortunately it was not to be. Doesn’t matter because I’ve since read it and still enjoyed it, particularly Bryson’s notes on places I’ve visited.
Although a US native, Bryson lived in the UK for a couple of decades, marrying and having kids there, but had decided to return to the US and wanted to undertake one last trip throughout the UK. So it’s really a travel narrative.
Bryson has such a dry and humourous writing style, it’s just great to read through. Although the book was published in the mid 1990’s it’s still rather amusing today. Just goes to show that good writing doesn’t date. A few of the locations he visits have changed, but observations about the British way still ring true.
A nice comfortable read with a few laugh out loud moments.
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