Notes from a Small Island - Bill Bryson

Before leaving to move back to America, Bryson decides on one last trip around the UK, using the only British way possible - public transport.  He seeks anything that may be of interest and sets to discover what makes Britain truly British.


Why Read - I have read other Bill Bryson books, and this was recommended as one of the better ones.

I read this, as a book to read at small intervals and to dip and and out of and this makes a perfect book for it.  Each chapter covers one or two places he visits with brief notes from each area.  Bryson has a great style of writing, that is both witty and informative. I found myself chuckling at most bits of this book.  


Bryson ventures from one end of the land to the other and you really feel like you are there with him, through the strife and rain (of course). His narrative is informative  and comical. He introduces the reader to typical (and not-so-typical) British folk and ponders over such things as the unanswerable question of 'where have all the red telephone booths gone?'.


Great little book, light holiday travel read, but worth it, either to learn more about Britain, or just as an enjoying little travel book.