In the unplanned spirit of Thanksgiving, I recently finished Sarah Vowell’s The Wordy Shipmates. Written as a cross between a history book and a mémoire on the Massachusetts Bay, it’s so-named as a commentary on the Pilgrams’ verbose writing style. Vowell has a bookish snarkiness that makes the book worthwhile. Read it.
The Wordy Shipmates
The Wordy Shipmates
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I haven’t managed to read the book yet but I did see Sarah Vowell appear at The Tattered Cover on tour promoting the book. So I now have a signed copy of The Wordy Shipmates. I also got her to sign my DVD cover of The Incredibles which was … incredible.