This novel is the ultimate class in satire.Ī Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Tooleįilled with humor, unique characters, and lots of truth – this book deserves to be called one of the “best”. This war novel stands above all the others. Are Bill Brysons Books (A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Mother Tongue) Accurate Ive heard good reviews EXCEPT from those who know what they. Steinbeck in his ultimate form this novel follows two families for decades.Īll Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas This book held a perfect score on Amazon through 1,567 reviews!Ī Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonĪt 600 pages Bryson covers everything from the dawn of time to today! Recently, readers in the r/books subreddit submitted their answer(s) to “Which books do you consider a perfect 10/10?” Here are some of my favorite responses. For the true best of the best, turn to the people, which, in this case, I mean Reddit. No one would argue that Infinite Jest or War and Peace are important novels, but for many those reading experiences are less than pleasurable.
In particular how we went from there being nothing at all to there being something, and then how a little of that something turned into us, and also what happened in between and since.” ~ Bill BrysonĪ Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition is currently 34% off on Amazon but wherever you choose to grab it, the important thing is that you do - it’s eye and brain candy of the best kind.If you are a fellow bibliophile, a lot of those “Best Books of All Time” lists are filled with books many people (including me) wouldn’t consider the “best.”
In 600 pages, Bryson offers a manifesto for scientific thought, written in a way that non-scientists can not merely understand but be swept away by, absorbing the author’s keen insight and chuckling at his well-timed wryness. Today, courtesy of Ian’s photographic skills, we take a peek inside as we await our copy in the mail:įor the uninitiated, the book is a captivating exploration of how life evolved and how we humans came to make sense of it all. Needless to say, A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition is just as fantastic as you’d expect. A couple of weeks ago, after raving about one of our all-time favorite books, Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything, reader Ian Shepherd alerted us to the recent publication of an illustrated version of the book.
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