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hollyrebecca's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
I always find joy from Bill Bryson’s grumpy and judgemental descriptions of his journeys, but not so much this time around. In this book, Bill drives through 38 states visiting small towns along his route. I wasn’t expecting a raving review of the towns, having listened to a few other Bryson travel books, but this book was rather more negative than some of his others.
Bill always praises nature more so than people, culture and architecture, and I understand this viewpoint to some extent. However, in this book there were a lot of misogynistic and fatphobic comments used to describe the people Bill came across.
This is not a Bryson travel book I would recommend, unless you were a particularly judgemental person who enjoyed listening to judgement of others.
The audiobook is well narrated but the chapters aren’t structured to map those within the book.
Bill always praises nature more so than people, culture and architecture, and I understand this viewpoint to some extent. However, in this book there were a lot of misogynistic and fatphobic comments used to describe the people Bill came across.
This is not a Bryson travel book I would recommend, unless you were a particularly judgemental person who enjoyed listening to judgement of others.
The audiobook is well narrated but the chapters aren’t structured to map those within the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia and Misogyny
lattermild's review against another edition
1.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Racism
Minor: Misogyny