tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post6081249255986462884..comments2024-03-28T07:26:40.144-07:00Comments on Coastal Horizons... <i>books, beaches, and backroad adventures</i>: The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt KidLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-8768434657815217672011-06-08T03:56:06.994-07:002011-06-08T03:56:06.994-07:00Nancy - Yes, do keep this audio book in mind for a...Nancy - Yes, do keep this audio book in mind for a long drive/roadtrip. I think your hubby would enjoy it, too. We have an old-fashioned can opener, too. I've never liked (or figured out how to use!) the electric kind. :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-78270516560245806112011-05-24T06:26:44.367-07:002011-05-24T06:26:44.367-07:00I'm not an audio person but I love Bill Bryson...I'm not an audio person but I love Bill Bryson so I'll have to keep your recommendation in mind for some time when I have a decent reason to listen to an audio. The excerpt brought back memories. My parents had an electric can opener that lasted nearly 3 decades. Oddly, we had one electric can opener at the beginning of our marriage and it died so quickly that we've used the old-fashioned crank kind, ever since! We've regressed! LOLBookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-43719618265474476692011-05-19T07:10:49.790-07:002011-05-19T07:10:49.790-07:00Diane - I still plan to try a few more of Bryson&#...Diane - I still plan to try a few more of Bryson's. The one about Australia sounds entertaining, as well as informative!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-22361773912597103022011-05-16T03:45:20.685-07:002011-05-16T03:45:20.685-07:00Les, this was my favorite Bryson book. The audio w...Les, this was my favorite Bryson book. The audio was fantastic. I think I could really relate to it because I am close in age to the author.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-34502189392884133242011-05-14T05:41:37.769-07:002011-05-14T05:41:37.769-07:00Teddy Rose - It sounds like you made a good choice...Teddy Rose - It sounds like you made a good choice at the right time for a humorous audio book. One of these days I'll listen to his book about Australia. I hear that's his best!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-75496212789051034632011-05-08T23:04:34.317-07:002011-05-08T23:04:34.317-07:00This is one of the first books I reviewed on my bl...This is one of the first books I reviewed on my blog over 3 years ago. I listened to it right after my father died and it was the perfect book for me at the time. I need some humor at the time.<br /><br />I'm not sure I would rate it as high as I did back then but I did enjoy the nostalgia and humor.Teddy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145413222317511542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-9233168602265147362011-05-08T18:51:52.357-07:002011-05-08T18:51:52.357-07:00Bellezza - I loved it when I had a babysitting job...Bellezza - I loved it when I had a babysitting job and the mom told me to help myself to a TV dinner. My favorite was the salisbury steak with mashed potatoes. I love mashed potatoes and gravy! <br /><br />I learned to read in Kindergarten while the other children were taking their naps. And, yes, I learned by reading Dick and Jane. I loved those books!<br /><br />Hope you had a lovely Mother's Day, dear friend.<br /><br />SuziQ - :) Yes, the electric football details were spot on and hilarious! Like you, though, I know I'll forget most of the details in the coming months. OK, who am I kidding. I've already forgotten most of the book! ;)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-45168832054049500112011-05-05T20:21:11.055-07:002011-05-05T20:21:11.055-07:00My very favorite part of this was the description ...My very favorite part of this was the description of Electric Football!! It was so dead on that I laughed so hard I cried, then I read that section to The Hubster and he just about lost it too.<br /><br />I don't remember much else about it though, other than it was pleasantly entertaining.SuziQoregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552565982732943323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-11235274989685097452011-05-05T19:28:10.954-07:002011-05-05T19:28:10.954-07:00Lesley! I forgot all about electric football! Wher...Lesley! I forgot all about electric football! Where the little guys jiggled all over the board...and I loved TV dinners with their aluminum trays! and, you can't tell me that children didn't learn to read with Dick and Jane. I mean, look at us! Living proof of its effectiveness in producing life-long learners. <br /><br />I thoroughly enjoyed Bryson's A Walk In The Woods, and it's good to know you like his audio books best. I've never been so much of a listener, but I'll give that a try because he's such a great writer.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-7167568630540578702011-05-04T14:41:59.828-07:002011-05-04T14:41:59.828-07:00Nan - I wouldn't be surprised if I don't r...Nan - I wouldn't be surprised if I don't remember much about this book in another 2 years. Or even 2 months! Ha! :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-44390864690142124372011-04-28T09:32:24.626-07:002011-04-28T09:32:24.626-07:00I also listened to it, 2 1/2 years ago, and I'...I also listened to it, 2 1/2 years ago, and I'm sad to say I don't recall a thing. I have a feeling that I enjoyed parts of it, as common memories. I'm so funny about Bryson - I've only really loved the Australia books. The others begin to bore me part way through. I do own two I haven't read yet, and which I have high hopes for:<br /><br />At Home, and one he edited, Icons of England.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-23235504361125480232011-04-26T19:11:49.276-07:002011-04-26T19:11:49.276-07:00Pam - Bryson is great to listen to! His travel ess...Pam - Bryson is great to listen to! His travel essays are hilarious. Enjoy!<br /><br />Mrs. B. - I know a lot of people enjoyed this one better than I did and I suspect it has to do with being of the same general age as Bryson. Are you sure you don't know him? Des Moines wasn't that big in the early 50's, was it? :) You know, I like to listen to him read his books, but I can only listen for so long. He does get a bit tiresome after a while.<br /><br />Kailana - I would try one of his travel essays. Maybe I'm A Stranger Here Myself or Notes From a Small Island. My husband read In a Sunburned Country and said it was fabulous. I read an excerpt in National Geographic Traveler (I think!) and it was very funny.<br /><br />Kathy - You've got that right. I really dislike chain stores and restaurants. Give me a little boutique or quaint little restaurant any day!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-3135006384094819412011-04-26T16:18:34.170-07:002011-04-26T16:18:34.170-07:00I read this during my pre-blog days and I enjoyed ...I read this during my pre-blog days and I enjoyed it too. It made me really think about the way we've homogenized our country. Every town you go to is the same these days.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-37691466617448646262011-04-26T09:45:22.136-07:002011-04-26T09:45:22.136-07:00I have always been interested in Bryson, but I hav...I have always been interested in Bryson, but I have never really read him. I don't think his book on Shakespeare is a good representation of his overall work and that is all I have read by him... I have In a Sunburned Country on my immediate TBR pile and I think I have another book by him kicking around somewhere... Now I wish it was audio. The library just branched out in that area, but I can't get the program to work on my computer. :(Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-23833968263574900172011-04-26T05:51:00.363-07:002011-04-26T05:51:00.363-07:00I loved this when I read it, and I did find myself...I loved this when I read it, and I did find myself laughing out loud and laughing until I cried, but I'm the same age as Bryson and spent time in Des Moines when I was a kid - many if his memories are my memories! I've only listened to a couple of his books on audio; I prefer the print version. For some reason, I don't care for his reading.Mrs. Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463199099084111329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-38290020890614621332011-04-26T04:49:12.291-07:002011-04-26T04:49:12.291-07:00I listen to all my non-fiction so this is perfect...I listen to all my non-fiction so this is perfect! Adding it to my Audible wish list!pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651944290195111894noreply@blogger.com