The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson
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Book Summary Author: Bill Bryson Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2007-09-25 ISBN: 0767919378 Number of pages: 288 Publisher: Broadway |
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Book Reviews of the The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
Customer Review: A Window into the Joy of Life in the 50's
Summary: 5 Stars
Bill Bryson has long distinguished himself as a gifted writer with a knack for entertaining us as he takes us on his travels around the globe. So he does, as well, in his memoir, "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid," although this time, it is time travel back to the 1950's. It is very much a window into the time in which he--and I--grew up, a retrospective for Baby Boomers. He captures it perfectly, and were it not for the fact that his childhood was in Des Moines, it just as well could have been mine, in Chicago. I found myself chuckling with familiarity at his memories, which parallel my own in so many ways, from penny candy to reversible jackets, and from air raid drills to dentist drills--sans novocaine. His sense of amusement, cynicism and even awe at that which went on around him, along with his wry observations of the family he grew up in, has no doubt been seasoned by his age, maturity and reflection, but in many ways, it is also an unfiltered look at a simpler time, with the perspective of his years burnishing, rather than altering, what it was like to grow up in mid-twentieth century middle America. I recommend "Thunderbolt Kid" highly to all who relish the chance to sit down and savor what could just as well be their own family album, in words that could just as well be pictures. A thoroughly enjoyable and magical read.