![]() ![]() Vowell’s book is divided into four chapters, though the last chapter acts more as an epilogue. This is a book about what it means to Vowell as her Mecca is not a place in a desert, but occasionally a forgotten placard recounting a historical event. This book is not just a book about men who were assassinated and the men who did the assassinating. ![]() Vowell does what I usually hate in non fiction-she puts herself in the narrative, but she does it so well that others should take note. Sure, she has a macabre fascination with assassinated presidents but who doesn’t? She has an acerbic nephew who also seems like he’d be good to take on a road trip. Her quirky sense of humor, her keen observation, her intelligence and wit shine on each page. Sarah Vowell is the kind of girl I could hang out with. I could ponder this all day but you came for a review and a review you are going to get. I don’t know what it is about the darker moments in US history that people find so fascinating, but perhaps it is that psychological warm blanket of knowing that an awful thing happened while you are safe. ![]()
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