The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson (ISBN:0060920084)

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		The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
	
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				Bill Bryson			
		
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			0060920084		

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							Jeri
						
							few weeks ago						
I've read a lot of Bill Bryson's books, and I was surprised how mean spirited this one was.  However, I thoroughly enjoyed most of his observations and reflections as he travels through the majority of the contiguous US.

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							Chris
						
							few weeks ago						
Well, a good read. This book is twenty years old so keep that in mind when he whines about the cost of hotels, attractions, etc. A typical Bryson travel log, a bit more whiny than his others, and he recycles a lot of his jokes through out the book. Don't seek this book out, but if you see it at a used book store pick yourself up a copy and read it at the beach.

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							Melissa
						
							few weeks ago						
Thanks to a book talk by Anna (at GSLIS), I laughed my way through this hilarious travelogue by Bill Bryson. Seriously LOLing all the way through. Doesn't every small town exert some kind of gravitational pull that either keeps people there or makes them keep on coming back? I know my hometown is like that. Bryson checks out small towns from coast to coast, starting in the center: Des...more
 Thanks to a book talk by Anna (at GSLIS), I laughed my way through this hilarious travelogue by Bill Bryson. Seriously LOLing all the way through. Doesn't every small town exert some kind of gravitational pull that either keeps people there or makes them keep on coming back? I know my hometown is like that. Bryson checks out small towns from coast to coast, starting in the center: Des Moines.   hide

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							Jessica
						
							few weeks ago						
At first I loved the humor in this book, but after about a quarter of it, it got annoying. I continued to read the entire book, but I was truly making myself, only reading 20 pages at a time. I like Bill Bryson, but this book just went on and on. I realize our continent is "lost" but this book just made me feel down in the dumps. No thanks. I still want to read Bill Bryson books, but I...more
 At first I loved the humor in this book, but after about a quarter of it, it got annoying. I continued to read the entire book, but I was truly making myself, only reading 20 pages at a time. I like Bill Bryson, but this book just went on and on. I realize our continent is "lost" but this book just made me feel down in the dumps. No thanks. I still want to read Bill Bryson books, but I would not recommend this one!   hide

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							Michael
						
							few weeks ago						
This is my first book by Bryson. I found it very funny at times, but was disappointed that it was oft times repetitive and dismissive. I've been told he has written better books since, so I'll give him another shot.

Maybe I just haven't experienced the United States the way he did. However, I've driven coast to coast round trip twice, one-way once, to California round trip...more
 This is my first book by Bryson. I found it very funny at times, but was disappointed that it was oft times repetitive and dismissive. I've been told he has written better books since, so I'll give him another shot.

Maybe I just haven't experienced the United States the way he did. However, I've driven coast to coast round trip twice, one-way once, to California round trip three times, one of those by motorcycle. In addition, I probably did as many family road trips as a kid as he did, including Washington D.C. to Washington state when my parents settled near Seattle in 1966. I find something interesting almost everywhere I wind up in the U.S.A., but he seems quick to pass judgement if a town or park does not meet his specific and personal needs.

I also was surprised by some pretty insensitive, unfunny comments a couple of times. 

Overall it was worth reading but once was enough.   hide

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