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The American Idea by Robert Vare
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Feb 06, 08

2 of 5 stars
Read in December, 2007

Engrossing and thought provoking at first, I think after reading through scores of strong essays about "The American Idea", I just lost interest. Strong writing, but perhaps you have to be highly patriotic to thoroughly enjoy?

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message 1: by Tiffoknee the 3rd (new)
Feb 06, 2008 11:51pm

Tiffoknee the 3rd Conner I own this book. I'll admit I'm quite excited to read it. I consider myself to be highly patriotic, but not in the neo-conservative, blinding sense of the term. I'm more interested in our potential as a nation, and therein I find myself patriotic and expectant. Plus, I enjoy The Atlantic Monthly.


message 2: by César (new) - rated it 2 stars
Feb 07, 2008 10:16am

César My wife got me into reading The Atlantic a few years ago. It's a great read, and I wouldn't take my two stars for content but just, well, it's a hefty book about the same thing. Perhaps, it's an anthology I'll return to later.


message 3: by Tiffoknee the 3rd (new)
Feb 07, 2008 09:16pm

Tiffoknee the 3rd Conner To some extent I agree. I could see myself picking and choosing in terms of what essays I read. The essay about the Flight of EgyptAir is creepy as all get-out. But a nice piece of reportage.


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