The Quarter-Life Reviews

Bill Bryson is one hell of a well traveled writer.  He had traveled around Europe, Australia and the US.  He’s hiked the Appalachian Trail.  In each of his travelogues, Bryson shines through with his wit, charm and first rate knowledge which has his audience roaring with laughter-and finishing each book ten times smarter.

In recent years, Bryson has struck out on a different travel…this time exploring various subject matters.  In his award winning “A Brief History of Nearly Everything” Bryson educates us on…well, everything science related from palentology, astronomy, to geology.   In is biography about William Shakespeare, Bryson gives us a glimps at one of the most mysterious figures in the literary world.

With “The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid”, Bryson delves in to the psyche of himself…growing up in Anytown, USA (really Des Moines, Iowa).  He tells us exactly what it was like to grow up in the 1950’s, all the while regaling his audience with stories of his imaginary alter ego “The Thunderbolt Kid”.  The book is highly entertaining and one that really makes you long for those days of simple suburbia life.

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