Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell

Unfamiliar Fishes

Sarah Vowell

238 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Many think of 1776 as the defining year of American history, when we became a nation devoted to the pursuit of happiness through self- government. In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as defining, when, in an or...

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informative 93%
funny 41%
reflective 35%
challenging 12%
emotional 12%
dark 9%
sad 9%
adventurous 6%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 43%
fast 3%

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