Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

[bluewillowtree]

It was time to read more Bill Bryson, and when I found that parts of Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe included his friend Stephen Katz from A Walk in the Woods, it was the clear choice. This book primarily chronicles Bryson's travels around Europe in 1990, but includes flashbacks to two previous European rambles, by himself in 1972 and

Comments

[miyyu]

I love Bill Bryson so much! His memoir of his childhood is well worth reading -- The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, I think it's called. I'm sure about the Thunderbolt Kid part. It's a reference to a childhood fantasy about being a superhero whose powers are, get this, the ability to zap anyone who is stupid.

[bluewillowtree]

Wow, that's the best superpower EVER. I'll definitely out the Thunderbolt Kid, thanks!

[marchharetay]

I think I like the sound of this Katz!

[marchharetay]

Well more the Bryson I suppose :)

[bluewillowtree]

They're both a lot of fun. I mean, Katz isn't someone you'd want to vacation with (at one point during the book, Bryson wrote something along the lines of "the best thing I can say about spending the summer in Europe with Stephen Katz is that it spared the rest of America his company"), but he's hilarious to read about.