Bryson takes his discerning eye and a few suitcases of sarcasm on a trip around the US to relive his childhood and rediscover his homeland (he grew up in Iowa but moved to Great Britain as an adult). He shows the best and worst parts of America, and seems to take equal pleasure in describing both the miseries of his journey and the joys of it. His books make me wish I could sit in the car with him as he travels.