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Reif für die Insel - Bill Bryson
Reif für die Insel
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9783442465965 (3442465966)
ASIN: 3442465966
Publisher: Goldmann
Pages no: 347
Edition language: Deutsch
Series: Notes from a Small Island (#1)
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Reading For The Heck Of It
Reading For The Heck Of It rated it
1.0 Totally insensitive
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson chronicles the walking expedition that the author took across Great Britain right before he moved back to the United States. I loved how his enjoyment of the countryside (particularly Yorkshire) came through in his beautiful descriptions. If he had only stuck...
Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it
3.5 Notes From a Small Island
I've come to the conclusion that I can't read/listen to too many Bryson books back-to-back. It's very much like travelling with someone for too long: eventually they start doing things that get on your nerves. Overall I enjoyed the book, and there are several additional places in England that I'd...
Dreamer
Dreamer rated it
4.0 Notes from a Small Island
Just re-read this on audio, so to speak. Still made me laugh out loud although some of the comments are a bit dated now. The American narrator does pronounce a number of placenames badly. “Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain - which is to say, all of...
travelin
travelin rated it
2.0 Notes from a Small Island
Predictably, practically useless as a metric for tourism in England. Bill is in such familiar territory that he unfurls his self-centred self in full, spending whole pages describing the organizational skills of his favorite hotel and insulting anonymous people who crossed him 20 years ago. Still ex...
Brian's Book Blog
Brian's Book Blog rated it
4.0 Notes from a Small Island
An enjoyable romp around England from an Americans perspective.The author has lived here for a while, and was due to return to the States so went on one last tour around.Laugh out loud funny in places, in others he can belabour a point, but overall a good read.
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