A review by toniclark
The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell

3.0

I thought this was a little uneven, but enjoyed most of it. The title essay is the best — is just wonderful! A heartfelt and achingly honest examination of what it really means to be patriotic without agreeing or condoning what those in power do. I read this one years ago but decided to listen to the audio and liked it a lot. Music by They Might Be Giants and cameo readings by Michael Chabon as Walt Whitman, Conan O'Brien as Abraham Lincoln, and Stephen Colbert as Al Gore — among others.