2016 Reading Challenge "A book about a road trip"

The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britian by Bill Bryson

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I honestly can't say what I truly felt about this book. Other than... eh.

My first and only other experience with Bill Bryson was "A Walk in the Woods", which I absolutely loved. This one, however, I found my attention wandering throughout it.

Part of it is that I really couldn't tell if Bryson actually likes the English or not. I mean, he's become a British citizen and all, so he must like it there. But there were times, often in the same paragraph, where he would first praise the British and then tear them down for almost the same reason.

But when he focused on the land and vistas of the United Kingdom, I was entranced and engaged and many times thought it would be nice to see such things in person. It was only when he had to interact with people that the experience left me wondering why he bothered to still live there, let alone become a citizen. It might be that Bryson just does not like people in general. That happens.

I have not read/listened to "Notes from a Small Island", which this book was a pseudo-sequel. And am not entirely sure I will. But there was just enough to this book that does not make me discount ever reading anything by Bryson again.



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