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| In a Sunburned Country | 
 enlarge | Author: Bill Bryson
Publisher: Broadway
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (409 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1007
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Broadway Books Trade Pbk. Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0767903862
Dewey Decimal Number: 919.40465
EAN: 9780767903868
ASIN: 0767903862
Publication Date: May 15, 2001
Release Date: May 15, 2001
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 Gotta love a a place where everything wants to kill you. October 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's obvious in reading this book that Bryson fell head over heels for the land down under. What makes him such a great travel writer is that, in love or not, he never resorts to gushing. He maintains the dry wit and eye for oddities that are his trademarks. I particularly liked the recurring bits about sharks and other potential agents of death. Bryson shows us a country full of interesting, likable and hardworking people; a harsh country not without problems, but a gosh-darned interesting place. You'll laugh a lot reading this, but without laughing at anyone. That's a difficult thing to pull off, and Bryson does it. His affection for the place is palpable. This is a great armchair travel book.
a great read September 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book, in my opinion. Bryson makes this tale both informative and funny. I had at least a few laugh-out-loud moments with this book. After I finished, I felt almost as if I had just taken a trip to Australia (never been there yet)- def the sign of a good writer. If you've never read Bill Bryson before, take a chance on this one - you won't regret it.
Everything will kill you September 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This should be required reading for anybody heading to Australia. He is an astute observer of human behavior, and relates his findings in the most humorous way. His description of the game of cricket is the most accurate and hilarious I've ever read, and his constant reminders of how everything in Australia will kill you provides nice continuity throughout the book.
Masterful. September 6, 2007
What stands out about this book for me is that it stays with me. I often find myself referring back to it, telling people stories I read in it, chuckling about something in it. It helps that I appreciate Bryson's humor, his hypochondria and morbidity and his delight in the ridiculous. And since it is a travel book, its only fair to say that since I read his book, I went to see some of the things he saw, and I mean to see more of them.
Funny and Informative August 7, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I didn't know much about Bill Bryson except that he had written A Short History of Nearly Everything (which had nearly bored me to tears, the first time I tried to read it), but I gave this book a chance and I am so glad I did.
I think Bill Bryson is just about the funniest man alive. I was laughing so hard I was in tears more than a few times. I also really enjoy the history he gave about Australia.
Bill Bryson is one of my very favorite authors because of this book.
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