Books like this, for me, are best taken in small amounts. Non fiction does sometimes have a tendency to drag and sound text-bookish, especially where so much research and history is involved. It's no problem, really, it just requires a different way of reading (or listening). When I have more than one book going, it's often because one of them is non-fiction such as this one. It might take a little longer to read, but a few chapters here and there with some fiction in between keeps me quite engaged and happy.
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I'm not a a big biography reader, but I AM a big Bryson fan, and thus I read this a few years ago when it came out. I love Bryson's narrative style and his way of making interesting connections between two seemingly unrelated things.
I loved this too, Bryson has such a gift for making whatever he writes about interesting and engaging. I remember being shocked about how little we know about Shakespeare, especially that we don't even really know how to spell his name!
Bryson's the best, isn't he? He could write a SHOPPING LIST and I would read it!
I wish all my teachers in school had been as enthusiastic and amiable.
I learned a lot from this book. Although I have to admit, there's a lot I don't know:)
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