Entertaining, if slightly uneven. Some passages had me laughing so hard I was drooling, but there were longer sections that were sort of flat descriptions of someone's vacation gone not horribly wrong, but not horribly right either. They had little gems of humour or interest, but were kind of like a chocolate chip cookie with almost enough chips.

Still, Bryson paints an interesting picture of Australia, demonstrating his love and respect for the country. This book has increased my desire to visit the place, especially some of the smaller hard-to-reach locales that I know I'll never get to.