The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid, Travels Through My Childhood by Bill Bryson, is a memoir of a very ordinary boy growing up in Des Moines in the 50's. Nothing drastic ever happens here, yet all the little details are captured in a laugh out loud journey back in time, when life was simple.
No one's parents seemed to worry about things like drinking too much, smoking too much, kids running through DDT or nuclear fallout from test sights.
Bryson makes us remember all the simple joys of childhood and long for it's simple pleasures while pointing out in equal measure the beauty and the absurdity of a time and place that will never exist again.
My guess is you might enjoy it even more if you used to be a little boy, but either way it's hilarious and worth reading.
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