One Summer: America, 1927
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One Summer: America, 1927
Bill Bryson
5 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2015–2019.
What people on Hacker News said
The Bill Bryson book is, I think, a work of subtle genius - he makes stuff that I would normally have no interest in absolutely fascinating (e.g. baseball).
It was purely accidental that I read these in the order I did and so close together - but the extensive descriptions of the adventures of Lindbergh and other aviators did provide a great background for the Roth novel.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2016? 2016 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2019? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2015? 2015 · 1 recommendation