Post by violet on Apr 23, 2007 14:15:50 GMT 10
He's a little liberal in his use of language, and some of his ideas, but gosh I enjoy Bill Bryson.
Down Under is about Australia. He's mentioned various facts about this country, in which I've lived for 30 years, that neither I nor anyone else in the family knew. It's really interesting to read about the country as described by someone who doesn't live here, and who is very observant and thorough with his research.
There are many hilarious anecdotes throughout the book, one of which is his description of the behaviour of the flies on the Peninsula in Victoria. You may not think that a description of flies could be funny, but he sure makes it so!
Down Under is about Australia. He's mentioned various facts about this country, in which I've lived for 30 years, that neither I nor anyone else in the family knew. It's really interesting to read about the country as described by someone who doesn't live here, and who is very observant and thorough with his research.
There are many hilarious anecdotes throughout the book, one of which is his description of the behaviour of the flies on the Peninsula in Victoria. You may not think that a description of flies could be funny, but he sure makes it so!
