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In a Sunburned Country
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bookshelves: travel-adventure, nonfiction, the-land-down-under, history, five-star-nonfiction, to-be-read-again
Dec 21, 2008
bookshelves: travel-adventure, nonfiction, the-land-down-under, history, five-star-nonfiction, to-be-read-again
How do I love this book? Let me count the ways...Better yet, read it for yourself and you'll discover your own reasons to love it. I honestly cannot think of one person to whom I would not recommend this book. It's fascinating, funny, and fact-filled. I'd bet even native Aussies could learn a thing or five they didn't know about their country.
Australia is an even more interesting place than I thought. Let Bill Bryson give you an entertaining and educational tour. He researched many books and questioned many people in preparation for his visits to Australia.
The book covers Australia's history, natural wonders and weather patterns, a whole host of deadly critters found nowhere else in the world, some really bizarre people both past and present, and his own hilarious and harrowing experiences Down Under. All explored and recorded with a childlike sense of wonder and a funny man's sense of the absurd.
How much do I love this book? I actually cut back on reading it when I got near the end because I loved it so much I didn't want to finish!
Australia is an even more interesting place than I thought. Let Bill Bryson give you an entertaining and educational tour. He researched many books and questioned many people in preparation for his visits to Australia.
The book covers Australia's history, natural wonders and weather patterns, a whole host of deadly critters found nowhere else in the world, some really bizarre people both past and present, and his own hilarious and harrowing experiences Down Under. All explored and recorded with a childlike sense of wonder and a funny man's sense of the absurd.
How much do I love this book? I actually cut back on reading it when I got near the end because I loved it so much I didn't want to finish!
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Hooray for Bill Bryson - I predict you'll love this book!
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I've read the first four chapters. So far so good. First chapter is a little slow to warm up, but I'm really enjoying it now. We tend to think of Bryson as an entertaining writer, but he does a lot toward educating as well. I'm learning a lot about the history of Australia, and I can see he did TONS of research. Then of course, every once in awhile he throws out one of his patented zingers that just crack you up.
I was drooling after reading your review - but blow me if I could find any sign of it....anywhere! After much huffing and puffing I find out that in the UK it was published as Down Under, (and of course given the brilliance and stature of BB it is freely available in local libraries.) I have an especially wicked punishment I reserve for publishers who change the names of books.
The title changes irritate a lot of people, but I think it's all about sales. They choose a name that will appeal most and offend least and sell the most books in each country. For example, The Book of Negroes, a Canadian book, was changed to Someone Knows My Name in the U.S., presumably because Americans have issues with the word "negro." Ridiculous.
