hilarious notes from a big country ...

Well, as you all know, we have to read the book “Notes from a big Country” written by Bill Bryson. 

If you haven’t started yet, you absolutely should do so! I absolutely loved the book and in the end I wanted to read even more.

For me that’s what it’s all about. A really good writer leaves the reader longing for more and more.

I admire his cynical and ironic way of describing typical daily situations. I found myself more than just once laughing out loud because of how striking his explanations were.

Most of all I liked the story about “Enough Already” simply because I could have written it myself. I have the heartwarming

feeling that finally there is someone saying what I am thinking. I could have been the one trying desperately to choose between thirty-five varieties of tooth-paste or all other products mentioned. Sometimes I find myself lost in big supermarket aisles wondering what the difference is between “Somat Tab 9” and “Somat Tab 10”. Number Nine worked perfectly fine, how could Number Ten possibly get my dishes cleaner than clean? As Bill Bryson is claiming the abundance of choice breeds dissatisfaction. After leaving the supermarket I feel frustrated because it took me so long to find what I need. On top of that, how can I ever be sure to have picked the right product perfectly fitting to my circumstances? Once finding me stuck in these superfluous thoughts, I decided to no longer care. I ignore sales assistants who extol the newest and improved products. Some might call me rude for saying “No I am not interested in it”. I would consider it as an essential to life measure helping me to save time and to keep calm while other people lose their temper because of listening to someone explaining the very important difference between “Tab 9” and “Tab 10”.