Buffy F. (waterfallnymph) reviewed Take the Cannoli (Stories from the New World) on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great essays - many were read on This American Life.
Sarah Vowell is amazing - so funny and so observant. Great insights on America - historically and currently.
Sarah Vowell is amazing - so funny and so observant. Great insights on America - historically and currently.
Buffy G. (bufomander) reviewed Take the Cannoli (Stories from the New World) on + 87 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Vowell's clever and distinctive voice from NPR covers topics from the ambience of the Chelsea Hotel and the goth subculture to a moving personal journey down the Cherokee Trail of Tears. A fresh and honest look at the squirmy slow demise of the American Dream.
Collection of essays/thought/ponderings/memoirs on everything from democracy to pop music to living with family.
Sherry S. (sherrywine) - , reviewed Take the Cannoli (Stories from the New World) on + 2 more book reviews
Love her writing. She has a wonderfully off beat perspective on the world.
Lacey L. (laceylosh) reviewed Take the Cannoli (Stories from the New World) on + 53 more book reviews
I didn't enjoy this as much as "Assassination Vacation" (also by Sarah Vowell) but I do enjoy a good, David Sedaris-esque collection of essays and Sarah has entertainingly sharp wit. I will definitely be picking up more books by this author in the future.
A funny set of essays from a writer with both an excellent sense of humor and an interestingly twisted view of the world and her place in it. Recommended.
Hilarious!
Wendy C. (wonderdaisy) reviewed Take the Cannoli (Stories from the New World) on + 11 more book reviews
Funny, witty essays from an NPR favorite.
Jennifer N. (Jenji) reviewed Take the Cannoli (Stories from the New World) on + 72 more book reviews
Excellent - funny and very readable. Hard to put down.
Bethany K. (btkehoe) reviewed Take the Cannoli (Stories from the New World) on + 22 more book reviews
Awesome. Sarah Vowell is brilliant. I've never been disappointed by her writings. :)