' MADE IN AMERICA' IT IS THE MOST AMAZING BOOK ON HOW THE EARLY SETTLERS BROUGHT ENGLISH TO A MERICA AND HOW AND WHY THE CHANGES TO WORDS HAPPENED......BEST BOOK ON THE SUBJECT EVER WRITTEN AND NOT BORING EITHER.
2006-08-14 00:04:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I promise you if you read his travel books you will laugh your socks off. What an amazingly gifted writer Bill bryson is. 'MADE IN AMERICA' IS A KNOCKOUT!
2006-08-14 00:07:47 · update #1
Thanks. I'll look for it.
2006-08-14 00:07:16 · answer #1 · answered by Ray 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Bryson's 'Notes from a Small Island' all about the people and places in Great Britain is hilarious and very well written. It was his 'take' on the place when he and his family lived here several years ago. I laugh, every time I read it and recognise lots of people I know!!
2006-08-14 04:32:55 · answer #2 · answered by Sophie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read some of Bill Brysons books and they are extremely dull, for a traveller he is very narrow minded and boring.
2006-08-14 01:08:47 · answer #3 · answered by TB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my god I LOVE Bill Bryson... my absolute favorite author. I haven't read made in america yet though... the book that got me hooked on him was 'a short history of nearly everything'. Pure genius. He is one author that I'd love to meet... and I'd love to do what he does....
2006-08-17 12:11:21 · answer #4 · answered by BearBert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's good but, if you want an even better analysis from him of the evolution of American English, try his earlier book "The Mother Tongue". It was published in the late 1980s.
2006-08-14 02:16:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I'll look out for it. Bill Bryson's a dude.
2006-08-14 00:06:38 · answer #6 · answered by fiend_indeed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Notes From A Small Island
i also note im still on level 1...and still on this small island ...very odd!
2006-08-14 00:12:48 · answer #7 · answered by pete_gavin_wilkinson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Had to put it down before I fell asleep. Not a good read, in my books!
2006-08-14 01:07:42 · answer #8 · answered by bouncingtigger13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is boring, I stupidly took it on holiday once for a beach read.
2006-08-14 00:07:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't read that one - but I LOVE Bill Bryson. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll go find it today.
Have you read his others? His Australia one is absolutely brilliant.
2006-08-14 00:11:53 · answer #10 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read it a long time ago, and was NOT impressed.
2006-08-14 00:40:33 · answer #11 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋