Reviews of Down Under by Bill Bryson (ISBN:055299703X) | weRead
 
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A reader posted a review at 2009-11-08 07:03:51. (Language: English)
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 waisted my time!
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A reader posted a review at 2009-08-04 11:50:46. (Language: English)
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 Superb! Laughed my arse off and learnt a whole heap of stuff too. On a mission now to read all his other books!
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A reader posted a review at 2009-07-26 18:03:28. (Language: English)
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 So little attention is paid to this continent. Bryson reveals its wonders that are as varied as its terrain.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-07-07 17:46:20. (Language: French)
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 Livre intéressant et très documenté.
J'ai par contre trouvé la lecture vraiment fastidieuse par moments, mais je ne suis pas trop amatrice du genre du récit de voyage.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-06-06 19:20:46. (Language: English)
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 Bryson and I have fallen in love with one of the greatest continents on the planet… Australia.
It’s a huge place and it took me 6 months to travel every corner, yet I feel that was not enough time, and from reading this I feel Bill needs to spend more time discovering this gigantic continent. Which is only a minor complaint, he hurtles around the country missing some of the highlights along the way. But that is the nature of travel in Oz, you can’t see everything it’s just too bloody big.

He has a burning passion for the place, the people and of course the beer. All of this is on the page and is very engaging.
It’s a brilliant advertisement for the country and I think the Oz sense of humour shines in this book despite the fact that the author is a Yank. It contains a multitude of laugh out loud moments and is hard to put down.

If you have been to Oz it’s a good reminiscing session and if you’re planning a trip it will excite and influence you.
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Nigel posted a review at 2009-04-30 07:03:42. (Language: English)
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 Extremely funny travel guide...
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A reader posted a review at 2009-04-11 09:57:19. (Language: English)
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 Makes you want to hop a flight to the land down under, and go on a road trip
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A reader posted a review at 2009-04-06 17:04:29. (Language: English)
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 Have learned a lot more than I ever knew about the history and geography of Aus,most of it humerous.
I am now positive that I never want to go there-Too many snakes,spiders, crocodiles and sharks.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-03-21 18:00:59. (Language: English)
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 Loved this book - it was so funny seeing my home country through the eyes of a foreigner - very insightful.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-03-19 03:07:35. (Language: English)
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 loved it

One of the few writers to make me laugh out loud.
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