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I haven't finished this book. I've read Bryson before and loved it (book about Australia), but I found this book to be more mocking rather than funny. Not sure if I will finish reading this. March 2012 - decided to give book away.
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"I've put this book aside. As I noted earlier, I'm not finding it as enjoyable as my earlier read." — Oct 10, 2010 12:29AM
"I've put this book aside. As I noted earlier, I'm not finding it as enjoyable as my earlier read." — Oct 10, 2010 12:29AM
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Gave up at page 92. I found this a very challenging book. A poet, Blundy, write a ‘Corona’ poem in 2014 for his wife’s birthday and reads it to her at a bithday gathering of friends. Jump ahead to 2119 and a scholar, Tom Metcalfe is studying the arch ...more "
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