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|pages=259
|publisher=Black Swan
|date=August 1996
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I am not, overall, a fan of Bill Bryson. I found a lot of his stuff condescending (the European book), boring (Walk in the Wood) or rather adolescent (flatulence based humour); but this was the first book of his that I ever read and it my mind remains his best one, at least as far as travel writing goes.
Overall, OK as light entertainment but don't expect particularly beautiful prose nor deep insights.
You might also enjoy [[Mr Gig by Nige Tassell]].
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