About this title: Daughter of a Montana gunsmith and closet Don Corleone disciple ("'The Godfather' is a film crammed with rules for living"), Sarah Vowell has written a delightful series of autobiographical stories which stretch across the immense landscape of the American scene. Tackling a diverse range of subjects, from politics and religion to the forgotten ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780241141632ISBN:024114163X
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Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Date Published: 2002
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Date Published: 2002
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780684867977ISBN:0684867974
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"Nothing like the sound caused by laughing ice coffee through your nose.
That's what Sarah Vowell will make me do, trying to read her book anonymously in a café. As well as make me nod my head to agree or shake my head to sympathetically lament when Vowell is going off on another witty and wise cultural observation riff. This is my third Vowell book, and like the first two, her thoughts on things as disparate as goth culture and the Trail of Tears are the kind I always hoped a gabfest centered around overpriced coffee drinks or some microbrews would spawn: equal parts heartache, humor, truth, and love.
"Not as good as The Partly Cloudy Patriot or Assassination Vacation, but fans of Sarah from The Daily Show or This American Life will not be disappointed. Still has her dry, self-deprecating wit (and for those of us who know her voice, you can't help but picture her reading it to you). Her observations are always cute and hilarious, but don't be fooled by the light delivery...her essays are always thoroughly researched and well thought out.
I've never been a fan of history, but Sarah's passion for our country's story is inspiriing, always interesting, and completely original. Her ability to combine history with current pop-culture references makes everything immensely enjoyable.
"Sarah Vowell is awesome, as you know if you've heard her on This American Life. This collection of essays published in 2000 is really entertaining and a quick read. Some of the topical references that permeate the book are starting to seem a little bit dated, but the occasional reference to the first Bush presidency or the Clinton years also forces some reflection on everything that has happened since. As the subject of many of the essays is reflection on American history, there's almost a weird amplification that happens. My favorite essays in the book are "What I See When I Look at the Face on the $20 Bill" (about the Trail of Tears) and "American Goth". All-in-all a great read, but I think it's just as fun though to hunt down the episodes of This American Life when she first put these together and listen to her read them in her little Violet Incredible voice."
"overall, I prefer it when there's more of a unifying theme in Vowell, like there is in "Assassination Vacation." One of the really endearing traits of her writing style is how passionately and unapologetically geeky she gets on certain topics - it's not like NPR listeners are in any position to judge her - and that just comes across better in a more monographical format. That said, her strengths do definitely come across here. Her trip down the cherokee trail or her famous essay on music from "this American life" show her ability to convey emotional poignancy through brave self-disclosure, while the titular "take the cannoli" remains one of her all time gems of humorous autobiography. And, another great strength of Vowell's, it's all stuff that we can all kind of relate to, even when we don't share her specific fascination."
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