Pre-Owned Stephen Fry in America (Hardcover) by Stephen Fry

from MM_Jones

Stephen Fry's tour through the fifty states was mostly entertaining. Readers should consider that the access he was allowed isn't necessarily available on a wide scale. Further, I would suggest skipping the middle portion of Louisiana through Ohio. He was either behind schedule or pissy due to hi...

from Arkrayder

I loved this book, particularly Fry's turns of phrase and writing style. The only thing I found wrong with it, was the fact that it was too short! Some states seemed to only merit mere glances. Despite this I would recommend the book to anyone remotely interested in the USA.

from Devil_llama

A delightful trip through the United States, where the author visited all 50 states (though giving a couple of them short shrift) in an attempt to try to figure out what America really is. I appreciate a book like this, which takes some time to appreciate the beauty of the country and what is goo...

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I loved all the different portraits of the states except my own, California. He skipped Southern California because it's covered too much at the Oscars. I'm sorry but Southern California is not just movie making and cheesy rich people in Beverly Hills. It's got mountains and Death Valley, San Die...

from sriemann

Perhaps it takes a Brit to convince an American to take another look at the abundance of good things that the USA has to see and experience. Well, maybe it helps if the American reading happens to think highly of Stephen Fry and also be an Anglophile. I gained a new appreciation for the sheer var...