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Bryson is one of the rare authors I enjoy hearing reading his own work. This wry look at his childhood escapades is vintage Bryson.
Lovely - but about an era far too many in the world are narrowly seeing as inherently "better".
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I laughed more in this Bryson book than in any other. It's delightful and I thoroughly enjoyed it, although beware - if you're Republican like me you're going to need to bite your tongue a few times - but he's worth the minor irritation. It even made me want to go see Iowa!
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Having lived through the 50's as a slightly older child than Bryson, I could relate to all the new modern things that were available during this decade and chuckle at his humorous asides.
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Another Bryson book that was quite enjoyable, though it's not one of my favorites. It painted a rather hilarious and interesting picture of growing up in the 1950s in the Midwest, as only Bryson can do.
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