tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post2844047306740154332..comments2023-07-23T06:38:11.263-04:00Comments on an adventure in reading: BOOK: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Brysonraidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-49043027374575033762008-05-20T18:12:00.000-04:002008-05-20T18:12:00.000-04:00I've got this out from the library right now (Mayb...I've got this out from the library right now (Maybe for the NF5 challenge). I've heard mixed comments, but you make it sound fun.<BR/><BR/>I'll know soon, it's due back to the library on 6/2)SuziQoregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552565982732943323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-8565414140357968172008-05-19T21:32:00.000-04:002008-05-19T21:32:00.000-04:00I keep picking this book up and putting it back. I...I keep picking this book up and putting it back. I think now, after reading your review, I'll go ahead and get it! Thanks.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947271410329103836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-43719022093157805262008-05-19T16:04:00.000-04:002008-05-19T16:04:00.000-04:00notjustlaura - I've read 2 other Brysons and enjoy...notjustlaura - I've read 2 other Brysons and enjoyed both : A Short History of Nearly Everything, and the one where he travels Europe. I find him amusing, but if you don't like him, this wouldn't convince you.<BR/><BR/>terri b - He makes the case that it is more than just our memories - life is different now. He's pretty funny, give him a try.<BR/><BR/>bookfool - exactly! I still remember having a little jack knife I could cut stuff with. Now? I'd be arrested for letting my son carry around a knife.<BR/><BR/>grand life - A Short History was excellent, and this one was very funny. I kept reading passages aloud to my husband, or giggling madly alone. <BR/><BR/>kookie - For someone from Des Moines, I imagine the memories would be fabulous. All the stores and landmarks, even people. He is a great writer.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-21900917341848682352008-05-19T14:30:00.000-04:002008-05-19T14:30:00.000-04:00One of the things that I enjoyed about this one wa...One of the things that I enjoyed about this one was that, although I grew up in a different era, I DID grow up in the same place as him and the people were very familiar to me. He's a great writer.kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-19774740468227688132008-05-19T01:19:00.000-04:002008-05-19T01:19:00.000-04:00I have read all of Bill Bryson's books and loved t...I have read all of Bill Bryson's books and loved them all. I gave "The Thunderbolt Kid" book CD to my brother for his 60th birthday. Our childhood was very similar except we grew up on a farm. He said he nearly wrecked the car because he was laughing so hard. Hubby and I listened to "A Short History of Nearly Everything" on a long drive and we loved it so much I had to buy it for him.Grand Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01237731075374393687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-71564734350630186462008-05-18T15:33:00.000-04:002008-05-18T15:33:00.000-04:00I've got to get to this one!! I can relate, also....I've got to get to this one!! I can relate, also. We had such a pleasant childhood. Everyone was home in the afternoons, playing outside. Now, you couldn't possibly get enough kids together for an afternoon ball game in the backyard. There are so few children playing in the neighborhood that people drive through at top speed. In our day, kids would be flying like bowling pins if people drove so fast. We always had plenty of time to move out of the street and the drivers would wave. I can't imagine that, now.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-14635259469557217282008-05-17T23:33:00.000-04:002008-05-17T23:33:00.000-04:00I keep coming across this title. Maybe I'm suppose...I keep coming across this title. Maybe I'm supposed to read it! I know what you mean about relating. I grew up in the 60s and 70s and the changes from then to now are astounding. Especially the pace. Maybe it was just because I was a kid that I think the pace was so much slower, but I really do think it was.Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-12085112484916948562008-05-17T21:41:00.000-04:002008-05-17T21:41:00.000-04:00I was put off reading further Bryson by Small Isla...I was put off reading further Bryson by Small Island which I really didn't enjoy but your review has convinced me to give him another try. Thank you.NotJustLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742465351335342907noreply@blogger.com