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I love Sarah Vowell's combination of interesting history and wry humor! She brings all historical figures to life; Puritans, Pilgrims and Missionaries. I've been on a Vowell kick and have loved The Wordy Shipmates, Unfamiliar Fishes and this hysterical tour of America's political assassins, Assassination Vacation.
I've been a fan forever and she's written yet another great novel. This is a particularly tough one but her writing is too beautiful and inventive to turn it down.
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Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
frenchyberne, January 1, 2012
I love Sarah Vowell's combination of interesting history and wry humor! She brings all historical figures to life; Puritans, Pilgrims and Missionaries. I've been on a Vowell kick and have loved The Wordy Shipmates, Unfamiliar Fishes and this hysterical tour of America's political assassins, Assassination Vacation.Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich
frenchyberne, January 2, 2011
I've been a fan forever and she's written yet another great novel. This is a particularly tough one but her writing is too beautiful and inventive to turn it down.