Monday, March 24, 2014
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
After finishing up Fellowship of the Ring, I have begun to read I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away, by Bill Bryson. Bill Bryson also wrote A Walk in the Woods, which is in the works of becoming a movie, and has been read by myself previously. Bryson's writing style is full of smart, witty, and quite relate-able observations. I really enjoy his sense of humor, and find his writing to be incredibly funny. As for the book, it is a collection of columns he has written for a British newspaper, where Bryson had lived for 20 years, about his many observations while living in America. After returning to his home, America, he has found everything he previously took for granted to be rather bewildering, and comical. One of my favorite things about this book is the way it is organized. Each story is no more than 4 or 5 pages long, making it very easy to read, and more entertaining overall. While reading A Walk in the Woods, one thing I did find myself doing was growing bored with the book as it drew on. I expect this to be a rather quick, easy read, and am looking forward to it greatly!
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Hey Will,
ReplyDeleteI have decided to start looking at some of your blogs due to some of my blog best friends being inactive with their posts. After reading through your posts, it seems pretty awesome that you read a challenging book like LOTR. Also it seems you are making pretty solid progress in your overall reading.
Regarding your new book, it is a very interesting and seemingly unexplored topic about how America is compared to another person through a "regular" person's eyes. The way the book is set up makes it seem that it will be a very enjoyable read. I look forward to hearing more about it!
-Ben