tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874013862434397626.post2397005192018608065..comments2023-08-22T13:59:23.795+01:00Comments on Slide23: Bill Bryson's 'Being Disappointed Somewhere Else'Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140345209343325701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874013862434397626.post-17270994891310378952011-11-03T11:19:12.114+00:002011-11-03T11:19:12.114+00:00He had to leave New England as being a writer ther...He had to leave New England as being a writer there means that Stephen King will have something rugged, yet dreadful, happen to you.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140345209343325701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874013862434397626.post-19284327208757138972011-10-09T18:25:55.933+01:002011-10-09T18:25:55.933+01:00The only thing missing from this is the thin, high...The only thing missing from this is the thin, high voice, so much more like JK Rowling had intended Voldemort to speak than the Day-Lewis version. I like Bryson on language, but he really shouldn't leave the backwoods of Maine or Vermont or wherever it is he lurks, as he really doesn't travel well. Which is a shame for a travel writer.Mauricenoreply@blogger.com