Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
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This is a book of articles Bryson wrote for a British newspaper after he returned back to the US after 20 years of living (and starting a family) in the English countryside. It's an interesting point of view of mid-90s American life - both an American's and a Brit's because, while he was born and raised in Iowa, being away for most of his adult life only to return is still a bit of a culture shock.Bill Bryson has a great sense of humour that had me laughing out loud nearly every article (and the graduation speech towards the end made me snivel). This is just a fun read but was interesting to me being an American interested in British culture and the differences therein. I also enjoyed his [b:Notes from a Small Island 28 Notes from a Small Island Bill Bryson https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1411111661s/28.jpg 940892] for the same reason. The book was also a nostalgic look-back at how America was while I was growing up, having been born in the mid-80s.