Title: He isn't Bill Bryson!
Product review: As we will be traveling to Australia and New Zealand this fall I wanted to read about both countries. Bill Bryson's book, In a Sunburned Country, was recommended to me. It was fabulous. Not only is he an excellant writer, he gives detailed history of the country and his travels and does it with a wonderful sense of humor.When I read the blurb on Straying from the Flock I thought I had found his counter part on New Zealand. I couldn't have been more wrong. While there is a smattering of history, the focus is more on what Elder ate for breakfast, a critique of the places he stayed and even his "one night stand." I finished the book having no more of a sense of this country than I did before I read the book. (unlike all that I learned about Australia in Bryson's book). To say it was disappointing is an understatement. Maybe one day Bill Bryson will travel to New Zealand and write about his adventures in this beautiful country!
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