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Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson (author)

Hardback Published on: 02/09/1999

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Notes from a Small Island

As always with Bryson this is perfect. This is probably the tenth time I've read this book, and it never fails to deliver. Genuinely informative, interesti... READ MORE

Becky Bookseller

Another gem

Another laugh out loud funny book, but this time all the more special as you can relate to the places he travels. I just wish he'd write more travel books ... READ MORE

Carol Ann Noble at Carlisle

Hilarious

Bill Bryson should be congratulated for brightening the readers day as this is invariably the effect from being his audience. Casting his wry and candid op... READ MORE

Hannah Mulligan Ward at Woking

Very funny....sometimes offensive

Whilst some parts of the books seem like they could be written today (lack of adequate public transport, lack of proper funding for the arts etc) there are... READ MORE

Sarah in Wolverhampton at Brierley Hill

Synopsis

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the USA. Before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, he took one last trip around the UK, and in this book, he turns an affectionate but laconic eye on his adopted country.

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Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9780385600736

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An hilarious read

Bryson is really laugh-out-loud funny, even the Prologue. He has a very dry sense of humour and an hilarious 'puzzlement' at how the English do things; onl... READ MORE

Caroline St Leger-Davey

Notes from a Small Island

Absolutely hilarious.Bill Bryson manages to pick up on the subtleties of being British in a way that only an American could. He cannot understand what it i... READ MORE

Leanne Buchan

Very Funny

This book is Bryson at his best! He captures the essence of being British in a way that could not be pinpointed by any other. He doesn't understand why w... READ MORE

so much chinese food mr bryson!

it's a wonder you survived your lovely trip, and lived long enough to read this delightful book.

Will Reid

Notes from a Small Island

This actually did have me laughing and giggling out loud. Bryson is descriptive and witty and he travels around Britain and it was thoroughly enjoyable and... READ MORE

Ecowitch

Notes From a Small Island Bill Bryson

Fabulous read,I like his humour

william challoner

Bill Bryson at his Best - Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson arrives in England and he has quite a shock! He is dumbfounded, often confused and always surprised at the eccentricities of the English. He n... READ MORE

Paula

Perfect holiday fare

Have just got into Bill Bryson. I love his sense of irony and more important his sense of humour. Couldn’t put it down.

Dave

Hasn't aged well

I remember this book being a big deal in the 1990's, so after coming late to the Bill Bryson party (I had previously read The Body and A Short History of E... READ MORE

Andrew Payne

A Good Read

I first read Notes from a Small Island in the 1990s and loved and coming back to the book thirty years later and it is still as good as it was then. Someth... READ MORE

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Notes from a Small Island

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