In a Sunburned Country

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		In a Sunburned Country
		In a Sunburned Country

A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ONE SUMMER

Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. The result is a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiousity.

Despite the fact that Australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else, including sharks, crocodiles, snakes, even riptides and deserts, Bill Bryson adores the place, and he takes his readers on a rollicking ride far beyond that beaten tourist path. Wherever he goes he finds Australians who are cheerful, extroverted, and unfailingly obliging, and these beaming products of land with clean, safe cities, cold beer, and constant sunshine fill the pages of this wonderful book. Australia is an immense and fortunate land, and it has found in Bill Bryson its perfect guide.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Bill Bryson 确实搞笑，我已经快忘了英式幽默有多冷有多black的时候，突然看到这么一本书，马上就给勾的书瘾发作。此前已读过 a short history of almost everything（标题可能不准确），觉得不如Sunburnt有意思。胡子叔的幽默还是在讽刺时发挥得好，相当轻柔的就把澳大利亚调侃了（参见Bill叔在飞机上看的政治人物传记）。旅游记一般以深思、熟虑或者反思、叙述的多，但bill叔就好在：没那么多严肃的情绪，就是调侃着走，幽默着玩，风趣得很。

内容肯定给5星。但书是否正版，我很怀疑。
1. 收到的书的封面与图示封面不同。和卓越、amazon us比对了一下，（1）整个封面里的袋鼠和它宝宝左右印反了，图中宝宝朝左，收到的书上宝宝超右，同理可证它娘亲的耳朵（2）标题下的白箭头哪里去了？？这本书现在没有其他版本。（3）袋鼠脑袋右边的评论也不一样，甚至不是白色字体。
2.再说纸张。从不列颠到中国，用再生纸印刷的书摸过也看过，但我收到的这本实在太不一样了，封面纸张手感差，书脊注胶和我小时所买盗版书有的一拼，书页侧面也不平整，像把好几本练习册粘到一起的感觉。

还有其他几处细节，也是让我觉得我收到了盗版书。

I read this book after having just finished visiting Australia for 12 days. I heard about the book from one of our tour guides and only wish that I had know about it in advance. It is a mixture of history text, travelogue, and the author's personal adventures. All of these are held together by his dry humor which abounds throughout. During the course of his travels he manages to find a variety of out of the way and interesting things which he describes in such a way as to make me wish that I had seen them with him. Obviously, he visited a multitude of locations for which I lacked the time but where our paths "crossed" I can only say that his descriptions and impressions mirrored mine so I can safely assume that the locations which we did not duplicate are equally accurately presented. Whether you have visited Australia, are planning to in the near future, or never expect to make it 'Down Under" this book is an easy read that is, truly, difficult to put down. I've posted a few pictures of my experience. The first is Ayer's Rock (Uhura) in the outback. The second is an Australian sunset. The third is a salt water croc on a river near Durbin.

Another terrific travel narrative by Bryson. Quirky and laugh-out loud funny in places, but also very informative and well-researched. I read it on my flight to Australia and thereafter while I was in country. I found that when I had read through Bryon's account of a part of Australia before I actually got there, his observations made my visit more fun and better informed. When I didn't read Bryson's notes on a place until after I had been there, though, I still got a chuckle out of comparing his impressions with my own. If you are an American traveling Down Under, you should get this book. It will give you better context and insights on the people and places of the amazing Sunburnt Country.

My third Bill Bryson book. After "One Summer," I promoted Bryson to the role of "Whatever this guy writes, I'll read." Although "One Summer" focused on 1927, it was really a broad view of America at that time. "Sunburned" is about Australia, but in a very different way. Bryson tells us about places and experiences he had in a sweeping jaunt through the regions of Australia, from the populated east coast, to the barren interior, to the beautiful west coast. He is witty, open, and wholeheartedly sold on Australia - the people and the land. I noticed that Aussies who've reviewed the book give it very high marks, which is a good sign.

Bryson has a wonderful sense of humor. In some cases, I think he embellishes the truth, i.e., he takes an experience which deals in facts, but then adds quirks that will make the scene seem even more bizarre, or amusing, or frustrating than it probably was. I know this because I sometimes resort to the same ploy. I never waver from the truth, of course, but just make it sound a little more interesting and funky. One aspect that surprised me was that occasionally Bryson throws in a smutty remark. Nothing wrong with that, except it didn't quite fit in with the general tone.

Although Bryson is in love with Australia, he doesn't hesitate to criticize when he feels criticism is due. He can't stand Canberra, for example, although that's balanced by his love of Perth. His take on the outback is unexpected. While he faces certain "difficult' situations in that area, he is constantly amazed at the vastness, intrigued by the uniqueness, and enthusiastic about the "amenities" (no matter how basic they might be.)

This book is not a travel guide. You won't find a list of hotels or restaurants, but you will come away with a real sense of what Australia has to offer. And what it has to offer are experiences you will not find any place else on earth. Eat your heart out, Rick Steves. (4-1/2 stars).

I have read several of his books. Some border on the light and silly. Some do not. This is a truly valuable historical, cultural, political, even geological study of his subject. I read it quite some time ago. I recently bought two copies from Amazon, which is why I have been nagged to write this "product review," to give to others I had been talking to about some of the history and especially the politics, sometimes exceedingly distressing, which it delves into. If you do get and read this book you will forever have etched into your brain its extended description of the unique and often deadly flora and fauna of this amazing piece of real estate.

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