Notes From a Big Country

Bryson is a funny guy and I quite enjoyed this, it's a bit dated. In the 20 years since this book was written, you've probably already heard and made fun of many of the oddities of America and Americans that he so delightfully describes. Also, it's a collection of newspaper columns which i'm sure works a lot better in that context than in a book (here it gets a bit repetitive sometimes). But i've had quite a few good laughs.

So do read Bill Bryson but maybe try something newer or something more focused (I tremendously enjoyed his Short history of nearly everything).