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	• In a Sunburned Country Bill Bryson Broadway, 2001 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 396 reviews view larger image
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Not Bryson's Best Work

I purchased Sunburned after reading a couple of others by Bryson. While Sunburned is a relaxing read, I was ultimately disappointed. One glaring omission is the lack of witty character development so prominent in other Bryson books. Further, Sunburned is long - 300 pages of what seemed like 8 point type - and painfully slow at times. All in all, it seemed like Bryson was uncharacteristically straining to come up with things to write about.
If you are new to Bill Bryson, I suggest going with A Walk in the Woods instead.

Funny and Informative

I didn't know much about Bill Bryson except that he had written A Short History of Nearly Everything (which had nearly bored me to tears, the first time I tried to read it), but I gave this book a chance and I am so glad I did.
I think Bill Bryson is just about the funniest man alive. I was laughing so hard I was in tears more than a few times. I also really enjoy the history he gave about Australia.
Bill Bryson is one of my very favorite authors because of this book.

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slow

A rather slow moving books, but still a good read.

Made me laugh, made me learn

This was a fun book. Meandering the Australian countryside with Bryson was enjoyable. I learned a lot, too, about culture, history, the people, the slang. I will be visiting Sydney, Melbourne, and other places this December, and the information from this book will be handy. I wish he'd right one about New Zealand (I'm going there, too)!

Masterful.

What stands out about this book for me is that it stays with me. I often find myself referring back to it, telling people stories I read in it, chuckling about something in it. It helps that I appreciate Bryson's humor, his hypochondria and morbidity and his delight in the ridiculous. And since it is a travel book, its only fair to say that since I read his book, I went to see some of the things he saw, and I mean to see more of them.

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