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Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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- Melinda Stivers Leach, Precision Editorial Svces., Wondervu, Col.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Funny read, at times annoying,
This review is from: Neither Here Nor There (Paperback)
I would rate this book as the witty, clever ramblings that are to be expected from an American who has spent around half of his life living in England. That is to say, he's familiar with what Europe is, but not how to go about the continent competently and intelligently.My main problem with this book is, as another reviewer pointed out, his strange and unexpected anti-German sentiments. I personally don't understand why he went to Germany, and stayed there, if he was uncomfortable around older Germans and admits he finds it hard to forgive the German nation for its past atrocities. If that is his view, I don't know how he could handle being in 2/3 of the countries he visits in this book. This book belongs in the humour section of bookstores, but by no means is it helpful to a traveler.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very funny!,
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This review is from: Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe. (Paperback)
A Short History of Nearly Everything was my first venture into the world of Bill Bryson, but I don't think I truly enjoyed his writing until I read his travels in Europe.If you've ever been to Europe, or long to, you will enjoy this book. You may not, however, enjoy this book if any of the following is true: A) You can't read. And lastly: E) You've got a fetish for J.W. Bell. Seriously, though. Neither Here nor There is a classic travel epic. Bryson does an amazing job keeping the reader entertained throughout the book, and I couldn't help but make a fool of myself laughing out loud in the most inopportune times. Thanks, Bill. Keep on truckin'.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost as much fun as traveling yourself,
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This review is from: Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe. (Paperback)
Before embarking on a longish trip, Jill and I like to read about the places we are going to visit. Not just guidebooks--although I must admit we buy those by the pound--but travelogues, histories, and novels set in those areas. Sometimes this is easy. Italy and the Galapagos are well represented in literature. Other places are not so visited by those whose inclinations are to put pen to paper or hands to keyboard, including Ecuador and Costa Rica. At the present, I am unsure of where Austria and Switzerland will fall, but the thought has crossed my mind that a well-placed proposal might nab me a book contract.As histories go, Austria is completely overshadowed by its larger German-speaking neighbor. This is unfortunate. While it is understandable that historians be interested in Germany, Austria has plenty to answer for in the last century as well. The same goes for the Swiss, who sorely need some bright lights shone in their shady vaults and executive suites, as the recent findings about Jewish bank accounts proves. The problem in travelogues lies in the fact that no travel writer seems to go to either of these countries by themselves. Nestled in the heart of Europe, they are waystops between places--like from Germany to Italy or France to Russia--and while travelers may make it a point to stop in, say Salzburg or Zurich, for the night, the urge to stay never comes over them. According to Bill Bryson, the lack of this urge may not be wholly the blame of the visitor. Austria and Switzerland each get a chapter (out of the total 22) in Bryson's Neither Here Nor There. Similar to his first travelogue, The Lost Continent, this one has Bryson still trying to recapture earlier days, but in Europe. Although American by birth, Bryson is thoroughly British in his writing and wit. His journeys resemble those of Redmond 0'Hanlon, except more cosmopolitan acid without a companion. It is not that things go wrong necessarily, but that when they do so he describes it so hilariously. Something that Bryson does not describe is how he can afford his trip-- both in time and money. He mentions wife and children seldomly, although he has both. He does not mention regular employment, but I get the feeling that he is not independently wealthy either. It is neither here nor there, but I am intensely curious (if only to see if it is possible to emulate). I am not sure that I learned that much about my upcoming vacation here, but Europe through Bryson's eyes is almost as much fun as going yourself.
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