Thomas J. Lee

Weaving a web of fascinating figures

Revisado: 02-27-23

Bryson excels at tying together a huge array of people and events into an undulating narrative rhythm. This can be a little disorienting before you settle into the pattern but makes for an entertaining presentation that keeps you wondering what’s next. He succeeds here in painting a vivid picture of the interwar period in America which is less familiar to myself, and I suspect many others. As with other Bryson books, One Summer is absolutely chock full of interesting facts l, both trivial and hugely consequential.

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Interesting dystopian take, not so thrilling

Revisado: 07-20-22

I feel like what I got from this was a serene depiction of a dystopian world clamping down gradually. It was a new take on the genre for me but I did not find it that interesting. I feel like the focus was more on the constant and gradual experience of decline as experienced by very very stoic characters. I didn’t get the satisfaction of learning about any of the whys of the story, though I admit that the pattern of the story is established early enough where that doesn’t come as a huge surprise.

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A middling entry

Revisado: 12-02-20

Felt distinctly like a filler book. Not bad but I didn't find any plot or character developments to be especially interesting.

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