What are you reading tonight DU? Me, Bill Bryson's "At Home". fascinating! n/t

[applegrove]

[Duer 157099]

1. Is that his latest, the one about the origins of all things home?

If so, I agree, totally fascinating! I love all his work, though... :thumbsup:

[applegrove]

3. He is such a great writer. I'd read anything he wrote about.

[Duer 157099]

5. I love hearing the audiobooks that he himself narrates

It adds a whole other extra dimension of wonderfulness to hear him speak his own book.

Sadly, not all are available in the US for some reason.

[Aristus]

2. I just finished that book last night!

Excellent? I agree.

One of the most interesting books I've ever read.

[applegrove]

4. "A short history of nearly everything", also by Bryson, was also very interesting. It was

a hit in 2005.

[kimi]

6. Bill Bryson is a genius

His "Lost Continent" kills me every time I re-read it. Laugh-out-loud funny! And I have never read anything by him that disappoints.

[WolverineDG]

8. His adventures in a hardware store after decades abroad is a riot

because he forgot the names for tools used in the US.

"my wife's people call them 'spanners.'"

:spray: :rofl:

dg

[WolverineDG]

7. yes, I picked that up at the library just because I like Bryson

and wow, what a fascinating book. :)

I do wonder, though, why the access to the viewing area on the roof was made so difficult to get to?

dg

[bikebloke]

9. In my pile currently from the library.

There are a couple of books in front of it.

[denbot]

10. Gil's all Fright Diner - A. Lee Martinez

Vampire-ghost love story. Sidekick werewolf, zombies, gouls, and a dark sorceress, what's not too love?

[YankeyMCC]

13. I really enjoyed his book "The Automatic Detective"

[Skittles]

11. hey

someone gave me a book by him the other day - I think it's a Short History of Everything? I recognized his name because I had read Notes From a Small Island. Funny. :D

[applegrove]

12. Yes he has a lovely sense of humour. ASHONE is a great book.

[YankeyMCC]

14. If I get time probably more of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

[applegrove]

15. That I liked.

[ghostsofgiants]

16. Been on a comic book kick lately.

Just got all twelve issues of this weird-ass comic Image published in 2002/2003 called Paradigm.