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Take the Cannoli: Stories from the New World
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Tiffany
Aug 26, 2017 rated it really liked it
Thankfully, I liked Take the Cannoli a lot more than I liked Radio On. The essays in this one overall seemed funnier and/or more interesting. I love the idea of being taught how to drive by Ira Glass! And the essay about the Trail of Tears was interesting and thought-provoking.

This was a much better collection than Radio On, perhaps because Vowell was older when she wrote these, or because they're less self-absorbed (or are they?), or ... I don't know. Maybe because it wasn't so much about a sp
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