The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (Paperback)
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A travelogue by Bill Bryson is as close to a sure thing as funny books get. The Lost Continent is no exception. Following an urge to rediscover his youth (he should know better), the author leaves his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that takes him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a notebook. With a razor wit and a kind heart, Bryson serves up a colorful tale of boredom, kitsch, and beauty when you least expect it. Gentler elements aside, Th (more…)
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious tour of America, circa 1988
Fans of Bill Bryson will enjoy this book. He’s up to his usual hilarious self, with observations about America (late 1980s) that will make you laugh so hard you have to put the…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Be Ready to Laugh at Life in the States…
Although this is not my favorite Bryson book, I did find it funny. Being from a small mid-western town myself, I enjoyed his jaded humor because it often rang true of life here…
2.0 out of 5 stars
Eh.
I don’t think this book really deserves hate, but…
Okay, well, I just went on a three week long trip, much of it through small town America, so when I came home and…
3.0 out of 5 stars
maybe best just to go back to England
Just briefly here–I’m not going to go through the whole book. I like Bill Bryson and know that obviously the guy is very smart and a talented, entertaining writer.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reverse Culture Shock
Bill Bryson published this book twenty years ago in 1989. Not long ago, and obviously many of the concepts about American culture and lifestyle described in “The Lost Continent”…
5.0 out of 5 stars
laugh out loud funny.
If you are an idealist, this book is not for you.
However, if you dont see the world through rose-colored glasses, lack the American trait of calling a turd a flower,…
2.0 out of 5 stars
A bit depressing
I’ve read and enjoyed other Bryson books, but this one was just not that funny. I feel sorry that some people who have never visited the US might read this and think we are a…
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent drives the reader through small town America. Told with a sense of humor and attention to detail, Bryson makes the reader feel like they are riding in the…
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bill Bryson finally fizzles and sputters out
I am a fan of Bill Bryson. I simply loved his Short History of Nearly Everything and In a Sunburned Country. Just awesome stuff. Reread both several times.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Side-splittingly Funny!
I’d read four Bryson books before I read this one, and this is the funniest of the lot. Irreverence and biting wit on almost every page.