Hello all

 

I've just had Bill Bryson recommended to me. Which book should I start with? 

I've read most of Bill Bryson's books and they are quite varied. He really shows his intellectual side and skills in research in "A Short History Of Nearly Everything" and "Shakespeare" but if you're looking for a light read with humor then I'd recommend "Down Under", "A Walk In The Woods" or "The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid".

I really liked notes from a small island and another one that I can't remember what it was called but it was a collection of newspaper articles he has written I couldn't get on with the thunderbolt kid though

I would recommend Notes from a small island which is about Britain and actually made me laugh out loud. Neither here nor there is about Europe which is also a great read

The collection of newspaper articles is Notes for a Big Country. He wrote it after moving back to the USA. I've just finished re-reading it. It's really funny and easy to dip into and out of so I had it on my desk to read an article or 2 when waiting for things to load, etc.

'Neither here nor there', had me crying with laughter!

Notes from a Small Island is still my favourite Bill Bryson...I laughed so much it hurt !

Big Island and Small Island were my favourites of his travel books.  Someone has just lent me Thunderbolt Kid and I think they want it back pretty quickly so I'll be reading it soon.

Id recommend all of them!! I just love Bill (only in a literary sense). Now Ive only got Mother Tongue, Made in America and Shakespeare still to read and im sure they'll be just as good as his other books.

I've read all his travel books and whilst they are all good, I must have read 'Neither Here Nor There' at least ten times by now and it still has me laughing out loud!

I start with 'The Lost Continent'. Moved onto 'Neither here, nor there' and 'notes from a small island'. Enjoy.

Probably WAAAY to late now but Notes from a Small Island was my fave followed by A Walk in the Woods..

I loved Notes from a Small Island, definitely had me laughing out loud. However for some reason I haven't read any of his others! I have 4 on my tbr - Thunderbolt Kid, A Walk in the Woods, A Short History of Nearly everything and one other that I can't think of atm...

Bill is just brilliant.

The first book of his I read was "A walk in the Woods" which I nabbed from my mother.

A good one to start with but also " Notes from a Small Island " is hilarious and then "Notes from a Big Country"