I'm a Stranger Here Myself : Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away.

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Summary: Bryson almost back to his best
Review: Having not particularly enjoyed A Walk in the Woods, I approached this book with some trepidation. However, it is almost as funny as 'Neither Here nor There' and 'The Lost Continent'. Bryson can be a little obvious when he uses classic stereotypes as he does in not very original takes on how dull the Swiss are or how rude the French are in 'Neither Here nor There', but as long as you're not American you'll probably find this new book quite amusing. If you are American, you may find it rather irritating .

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Summary: Cant Imagine anbody not enjoying this work.
Review: Absolutley wonderful...Just dont read in the presence of others as you will be breaking out in laughter every now and then putting your sanity in question.

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Summary: Contrived, sneering, and worst of all, unfunny
Review: I've never found Bryson as funny as my British friends do, but this book is his worst yet. The "humor" felt contrived and his experiences were obviously exaggerated, if not made up from whole cloth. I heard Bryson on PBS awhile back, with his phoney accent and fawning manner in full flow. Bryson is that most loathesome of creatures: the sycophantic, Anglophilic American. I think Mr."I've always wanted to be a European" Bryson should pack it back to Yorkshire, where his Uncle Tom act is undoubtedly more appreciated.

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Summary: A Fresh Look at the Big Country Over the Pond...
Review: I'm just re-reading this myself, under the title 'Notes From a Big Country'. I find Bill Bryson's look at his homeland as interesting as his look at my own (Notes From a Small Island). It seems that having lived in both countries, he can appreciate the finer points of both. However, be warned, he's not afraid to point out any shortcomings, either. Always funny, often heartwarming, great travel reading. If you like any of his other books, you'll like this too. It particularly complements the excellent 'The Lost Continent'. If it has any drawbacks (and this is why I didn't give it 5 stars), it is in that the structure of the book (reprinted newspaper columns) is a little bit fragmented.

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Summary: Thank you Bill Bryson
Review: Thank you for making me laugh. I especially embarrassed myself while reading at my desk on my lunch hour (the piece about the frequent flyer miles.) I could just picture the stuff flying about all over the airport.

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Summary: Funny, light-hearted, interesting.
Review: Good, light-hearted read. It's difficult for me to laugh out loud from something I read, but I did with this one. Funnier in the beginning than in the end, partly because you start to get used to his writing style and his sometimes outrageous asides lose their element of surprise. Still, it's well worth the money if you're in the mood for funny anecdotes and the occasional comic insight. I recommend it strongly for those who have never read him. Those who are familiar with Bryson (as I was not, but as many of the other customer commentators apparently were) might as well skip it; it's nothing exceptional.

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Summary: Hysterically funny--don't miss it!
Review: Thank you Bill Bryson. I laughed out loud--in fact it got to the point where a smile would appear on my face each time I just picked up I'm a Stranger Here Myself--before I even opened it. Especially loved the chapters on the computer and the IRS. Welcome back!

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Summary: He's ba-ack!
Review: Yes! After reading "A walk in the woods" I feared Bill was losing his touch, but this new book proves he's still a genius. This book is one of his best works since "Neither here nor there". Buy it now!!

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Summary: More complaining than humor
Review: Parts of the book were funny. The book was portrayed as very funny and at first I would have agreed but then the author ventures into many more subjects that obviously upset him quite a bit about America. Bill Bryson can find a tremendous amount wrong with America and that seems to be his desire in this FREE Country but don't claim that the book is "on an affectionate, hysterically funny tour". I was looking for humor when I purchased the book.

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Summary: Great
Review: I Laughed out loud how could anyone hate this boo