Title: The Wordy Shipmates
Series: N/A
Author: Sarah Vowell
Genre: Non-Fiction, History, Humor
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Received: Purchased
Release Date: October 2009
Pages: 254
Rating:
Shannon’s Thoughts:
In The Wordy Shipmates we are shown that the Puritan’s life was not Thanksgiving every day. They fought with the Indians,they fought the British and they fought with each other.
I found I liked The Wordy Shipmates near the end where she describes a trip with her niece and nephew to Boston. During a reenactment of the Puritans war against the Indians, author Sarah Vowell’s nephew, who is wincing through violent scenes, asks when do they have Thanksgiving. Vowell’s answer is 16 years earlier. I like that because I related with the boy as he learned about the history but that was only one sentence or more.
I found this a very hard read. I picked it up because I had seen Vowell on The Daily Show and I liked her sense of humor. I found myself trying to read and not understanding what I read. From other reviews it seems I picked the wrong Sarah Vowell book to start with. The fact that it had no chapters was not a good thing. It needed something to breakup what was being learned.
I wish I could have connected with the book and understood better to especially catch the humor.
As for now I will be on the lookout for Vowell’s early books. This one is going to the exchange pile.
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2 comments:
I haven't read all her books yet but my favorite so far is Assassination Vacation because I am similarly fascinated with assassinations (more because I'm obsessed with the American presidency). That would be my recommendation for next to try.
Thanks I will keep an eye out for it! :-)
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