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This memoir describes the life of small town America in the 1950s. It’s full of funny stories, with the main character being the author’s alter ego, the Thunderbolt Kid, a character that could have made it to comic books of the era. I still smile when I recall the ingenious use of peanut M&M’s, the discovery of the mysterious substance under the theater seat, or the “lock the stalls” game.

I appreciated the nostalgia Bill Bryson (a 54 year at the time of writing) put into his book, but I cannot quite agree with the sorry tone describing the life in the US nowadays. Life’s different, that’s it. We can look for the best in it, and cherish it. Let’s.

5 of 5 in the “Memoirs” category