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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid : A Memoir by Bryson, Bill is a humor available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid : A Memoir about?
From Publishers Weekly For most of his adult life, Bryson has made his home in the U.K, yet he actually entered the world in 1951 as part of America's postwar baby boom and spent his formative years in Des Moines, Iowa. Bryson wistfully recounts a childhood of innocence and optimism, a magical point in time when a distinct sense of regional and community identity brieflybut blissfullycoexisted with fledgling technology and modern convenience. Narrating, Bryson skillfully wields his amorphous accentsomehow neither fully British nor Midwesternto project a genial and entertaining tour guide of lost Americana. In portraying the boyish exploits of his "Thunderbolt Kid" superhero alter ego, he convincingly evokes both the unadulterated joys and everyday battles of childhood. As an added bonus, the final CD features an interview with Bryson in which he reflects on the process of writing his autobiography and discussing the broader social and cultural insights that he gleaned from the experience. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From School Library Journal Adult/High SchoolThe Thunderbolt Kid was born in the 1950s when six-year-ol
Who reads The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid : A Memoir?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Bryson, Bill
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780767919364
- Category
- humor
- Subjects
- Memoir, Anthropology, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.93 / 5 (1,237 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
