Neither Here Nor There | 
pickRe-read this because a work friend is going to Norway next year and I remembered Bill Bryson going. Interesting to remember what traveling in Europe was like in the 90‘s.
bailedOh Bryson, this is just too much. Too many gratuitous sexual or other ick comments. In general, fairly negative about everywhere he goes, and very little sense of place for a travel memoir. Just not fun, and *quite* uncomfortable reading.
Not a Bryson I would recommend, obviously. 😄 A Walk in the Woods, In a Sunburnt Country, Notes From a Small Island, are humorous, enjoyable reads (with classic Bryson uncomfortable comments, of course)
The vibes were off from the beginning and I‘m telling you, I knew something was up. It wasn‘t until the second to last excruciatingly long page that he casually mentions he should go home because HIS WIFE IS PREGNANT!! I knew it!!!! Rotten. 🤢
By the time she settles hopefully I‘ll have this one finished!
so-soBill Bryson‘s travel log from his trips to Europe. For the full review, please visit http://benjamin-m-weilert.com/index.php/2021/07/28/book-neither-here-nor-there-1...
so-soIn this book Bill Bryson retraces a trip through Europe that he took as a young man. Whilst I mostly enjoyed this I found it long. I also found some of the depictions of women cringe worthy.
so-soBryson travels through Europe calling at places in France, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria to name a few. Having travelled in Europe as a young man, Bryson retreads his steps as an older (wiser?) man, to see what has changed during the passing of time. There were a few comments that did make me LOL, but I found some of his comments seemed to be a wee bit sexist, therefore I can only rate this one average at 3⭐
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Re-visiting Bryson, whom I‘m seeing at the library this week.
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Playing catch up but thought id post the first bill bryson i read, which arrived in an unsought qpd parcel back in the day. Reminds me of my interrail in the 80's when w/o mobile phones my main contact with my parents was a postcard that probably reached them before i did.
panI was really looking forward to learning about the cities and countries of Europe. I really did enjoy the first few chapters, but when Bryson‘s humour went a bit too far, I lost interest and by the end I had almost given up. It‘s 2 stars from me!
My full review is up on my blog now 📚
pickThis was funny is Bryson‘s typical highly observant way. But it was also quite repetitive and showed it‘s age at times - especially in terms of some sexist attitudes.
I find Bill Bryson a reliable laugh-out-loud writer and I‘ve did that several times on my commute this morning. After a couple of dark thriller/mysteries a little humour was definitely in order!
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Pretty sure Bill Bryson went #FromParisToBerlin on his hilarious jaunt across Europe.
so-soEh. This was funny but not as much as the Lost Continent, and I was surprised to find myself made a little uncomfortable by some of his views. I guess it hasn‘t aged as well as some of his other books.
Day 26| #Readingresolutions #traveltuesday
Ah travel. How I adore thee, how I miss thee. But we always have books to transport us while we wait for the next big adventure.
panDisappointing. The humour doesn't work when he's not talking about one more or less homogenous culture, when we can laugh at ourselves. Here it verges on racist they talk funny and eat funny in furrin parts.
Back home. Different cover from Litsy's.
The only good thing about me spending the summer holiday with Katz was that the rest of the America didn't have to do that!
I was saying to my hubby the other about how I'd like to listen to another Bill Bryson audiobook as I'm really enjoying The Road to Little Dribbling . Then this turned up for £1.99 with audible's daily deal today. Was audible/Amazon secretly listening to me? 🤤
pickI absolutely love Bill Bryson. This one of the best travel book I've read. It's funny and very enlightening in a way. I love reading about his stories. This book made me want to go to Europe and just walk around, drink in their cafes, see the museums and jump on the train for the next destination.
pickI love Bryson's travel books. This one's dated--written in the 90s, but still a pleasure to read and very funny. A bit of history thrown in too. It made me wish I could backpack through Europe.
My pick for #anditsaugust #drinksoncovers is Bill Bryson's Neither Here Nor There. I haven't read it yet but I love this man's writing. First thing I ever read by him was I'm a Stranger Here Myself. I started reading it on a break at work and had go buy it so I could finish it at home!
My #currentread has wine on the cover. #drinksoncovers #anditsaugust
Damn you Bill Bryson! Every time I read one of his books I get wanderlust... #wanderlust #travellingbookworm
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This was my first Bill Bryson which made me laugh out loud as it reminded me of my interrail trip with friends back in the 1980's, im just cheesed that i can't find my physical copy. I wannabe in my 20's again hitting the Europe of the 1980's with a rucksack and tent.
“What is it about maps? I could look at them all day, earnestly studying the names of towns and villages I have never heard of and will never visit...”
pickLaugh out loud funny. This man's writing is wonderful escapist fun. He also tosses in some history and gives you a real sense of where he's visiting.
#readeverydayeverywhere
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I didn't think he could be funnier than he was in In a Sunburned Country; I might be wrong. I've been laughing out loud almost every page.
#readeverydayeverywhere
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Afternoon reading with beer!
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Next up on the never ending TBR pile.
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Taking @Eamann 's advice and doing some light Bryson reading as I wait with one of my two tiny dancers. Saturday mornings are busy with ballet/tap classes for both kiddos. I don't know when this became my life, but I don't hate it.
The best that can be said for Norwegian television is that it gives you the sensation of a coma without the worry and inconvenience.
I don't share Bill Bryson's love of cows, but I do appreciate his insights XD
But that's the glory of foreign travel...I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.
Started the audio version of this book today. I like the author's reading style, kinda quirky. I can even hear him smiling, or so I imagine. 💭
pickOverall pretty entertaining, though not my favorite of his. Still made me want to go backpack around Europe though. Reading travel books is terrible for my wanderlust.
bailedI just could not get into his writing. Maybe I should try a different book??
