Bill Bryson makes me laugh. I was sitting at the Ford dealership and a restaurant yesterday ... laughing out loud. People kept giving me funny looks. Only one person asked me what I was reading and said The Mother Tongue sounded like a good book. When I offered her my copy (I happen to have two) she said it was probably too long for her and she didn't have enough time to read.
I didn't bother telling her that this was my 13th book in as many days. I didn't want to make her feel bad.
If you haven't read Bryson, by all means run out and pick up some of his books. The Mother Tongue is a great one, but my all time favorite is A Short History of Nearly Everything ... everything you ever needed to know about science in 560 pages.
The best part of the book is my new favorite word ... sluberdegullion. I can find many uses for a word that means a worthless or slovenly fellow. I even used it yesterday.
I think you should have told her it's your 13th book in as many days! Not having time is not an excuse. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI just requested this from our library - it sounds great! Thanks for reviewing it.
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