PositiveThe Washington Post...occasionally Bryson can go too far in playing the curmudgeon. But he makes up for it in two ways that make him not only a palatable travel companion but a very nearly ideal one ... The first is that, like the British, he’s well-versed in the fine art of self-deprecation ... The second is that Bryson’s capacity for wonder at the beauty of his adopted homeland seems to have only grown with time.
