The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

Bill Bryson

288 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the Unite...

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Moods

funny 83%
lighthearted 70%
informative 45%
reflective 45%
emotional 22%
adventurous 16%
relaxing 16%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 9%

Pace

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slow 22%
fast 19%

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