A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson (1 Viewer)

[Raymondo]

I literally would rather eat dirt than read this .
As someone who dropped all sciences and picked up social sciences, I find this novel disinteresting, and it's really killed my drive for English. The discoveries are pretty nice and all , but it's 600+ pages of non fiction and science.
Thoughts on the novel?

 

[astroman]

 

[emilios]

I've read this book and I did enjoy it cos I love science but I would hate doing this as a text for English.

No techniques and it does get pretty repetitive in its tone after a while. Just sorta listing discoveries and dropping names that you won't remember one after the after.

Honestly writing a 8 page essay on this for the HSC would feel weird.

 

[MissyL]

fmd, that's my text as well. techniques are so hard to squeeze out, but i do have a few well bullshitted ones in my laptop. maybe we can exchange quotes/essays idk

 

[MissyL]

it's boring and repetitive, but interesting to read cos of the tone and the way he makes comparisons and all. but still

 

[amir2770]

fmd, that's my text as well. techniques are so hard to squeeze out, but i do have a few well bullshitted ones in my laptop. maybe we can exchange quotes/essays idk

Could u send me the techniques??

 

[davest]

someone please send me resources, practice essays or anything that may help
david.estephan@sydstu.catholic.edu.au