Hey, Feller! I Resemble that Remark!

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	• The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America Bill Bryson Harper Perennial, 1990 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 283 reviews view larger image
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Hey, Feller! I Resemble that Remark!

In keepin' with some 'o the otha remarks on this hear review page, I'd jus' like ta say that Mr. Bill Bryson is condasendin' of 'Merica, condasendin' of 'Merican values, and - above all - condasendin' of 'Merican small towns and the fine folk and farm animals who inhibit them. How he could live on some depressin', foggy lil' island like England (which we dun saved durin' WWII and protected during the Cold War, lessin' it become some Soviet satellite) for two whole decades and then return to the good ol' US of A and NOT APPRECIATE the value of strip malls. clogged highways, and fried chicken joints is beyond me. This book may be funny to them there thinkin' folks, but what Mr. Bryson's got to realize is that thinkin' folks like him is the overwhelming minority, and to that I say good riddance. An' heck, if someone actually listened to his whinin' and criticizin', then 'Merica might actually start changin'; it might start listenin' to the people, and imagine what where that might lead. The glasses in England may be half empty Mr. Bryson (and I reckon they's plenty smudgy, too), but the ones hear in the Land of the Free are ALWAYS half full. So, why don't you saddle on up and ride on back across the Pacific to yer' beloved Britain. What's that? You did? Well, good!

PS: I really enjoyed your 'A Short History of Nearly Everything.' 'Mother Tongue' was enlightening too.

Billy-Joe Barndoor, author

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Funniest book I have ever read!

This is without a doubt the funniest book I have ever read. One of the kind that tears are streaming from your eyes so that you can't see the page funny. This is a fantastic read for anyone that endured car trips with their parents when they were young.

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The usual

Like most of Bryson's books, especially "In A Sunburned Country" which is his exhaustive book about Australia, he could have had the same effect in 100 fewer pages. I, as someone who has also published a travel book and numerous articles, love the history and culture of these places, but it rambles. And Bryson is, as usual, condescending. As someone who moved from the coastal elite towns of LA and DC to the Heartland or "Nowheresville," Bryson should not mock places like Des Moines so much. Iowa's capital city, like the rest of America's heart, is a great place to live and visit. That he spent time in London, where Muslim Jihadists threaten to take over each day, and loved it, is telling. Nonetheless, even a pompous liberal elite like Bryson, when talented, can be entertaining.

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Unhappy traveler

This was a trip the author could have missed. He finds mostly small ugly towns without good motels, surly waittresses and mediocre meals. On the way he seems to somehow miss towns in the area that are unique and well rounded.

I got tired of reading about his misfortunes and rude treatment. This should have been a short story. JEF

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