Biography
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
2006·288 pages
Humorous memoir of Bill Bryson's 1950s childhood in Des Moines, blending personal stories with nostalgic observations of postwar America.
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Humorous memoir of Bill Bryson's 1950s childhood in Des Moines, blending personal stories with nostalgic observations of postwar America.
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Bill Bryson on his most personal journey yet: into his own childhood in America's Mid-West.Some say that the first hint that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came when his mother sent him to school in lime-green Capri pants. Others think it all started with his discovery, at the age of six, of a woollen jersey of rare fineness. Across the moth-holed chest was a golden thunderbolt. It may have looked like an old college football sweater, but young Bryson knew better. It was obviously the Sacre...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief references to accessing adult magazines and a minor obscenity anecdote.
Violence & gore
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Imaginary superhero vaporizes people in humorous, non-graphic childhood fantasies.
Profanity
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Mild language consistent with 1950s childhood recollections.
Substance use
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Cigarettes and underage alcohol use depicted in period context.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ themes present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present.
Political content
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Reflections on 1950s American prosperity, social change, and cultural shifts.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide content present.
Abuse & suffering
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No abuse or suffering themes present.
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