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This travelogue of an American in Australia was hilarious. I had no choice; I had to give this five stars. I have this rule you see: if a book makes me think, cry, or laugh out loud, I give it top marks. I was smiling madly by the middle of the first page--at page 17 I was giggling. I haven't laughed so often or so hard since Gaiman and Pratchett's Good Omens. Bryson gets a lot of mileage out of Australia being a "wondrously venomous and toothy country." Here's a snippet:
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This book is amazing!
Apologies in advance to everyone because I'll be sharing unsolicited Australia facts nonstop for the next few weeks. ...more
Apologies in advance to everyone because I'll be sharing unsolicited Australia facts nonstop for the next few weeks. ...more
Loved it! Makes me want to go to Australia. Bryson is such a funny character--and he narrated this audiobook, so that was awesome to hear his thoughts in his voice.
Learned alot. I've always wanted to goto Australia. Bryson is an interesting, humorous writer.
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