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The Lost Continent
by Bill Bryson
Bryson drives 14,000 miles through small-town America looking for the perfect town. Crankier and funnier than his later books.
Read it if…
you want early, sharp-tongued Bryson.
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Skip it if…
you dislike mockery of small towns.
Try instead: Neither Here nor There →
Three things you will actually use
- Home looks different after leaving.
- Nostalgia misleads.
- Drive and look.
Do this first
Read the Iowa chapters.
Our verdict
Bryson's America.
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