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A review by allegra_j
The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell
4.0
I read this book election week 2020. I picked it up Nov 2nd because I wanted something funny. I had no idea how much time the book would spend on themes that are particularly salient right now, from an examination of her feelings around the presidential election of 2000 (Bush v. Gore) which sounded so eerily familiar and yet also quaint compared to what is happening right now.... to themes on how we are all human beings and we are all one country (something much in doubt right now).
Having had no very good idea of the themes of this book, I was pleasantly surprised. I can't imagine a better time to have read this book than right now. And now that I'm finished, the election of 2020 is still not yet decided.
The only drawback is that I listened to the Audible version. I can handle Sarah Vowell's voice in short This American Life quantities, but for several hours at a time, it does get a little grating. And I feel really mean for saying that but I think she also knows she has a child-like voice. Had I realized that, I might have enjoyed the hard copy version better.
Having had no very good idea of the themes of this book, I was pleasantly surprised. I can't imagine a better time to have read this book than right now. And now that I'm finished, the election of 2020 is still not yet decided.
The only drawback is that I listened to the Audible version. I can handle Sarah Vowell's voice in short This American Life quantities, but for several hours at a time, it does get a little grating. And I feel really mean for saying that but I think she also knows she has a child-like voice. Had I realized that, I might have enjoyed the hard copy version better.