The Wordy Shipmates

I wish I could remember why this was on my to-read list.

Anyhow, it was a good airplane read. Interesting historical stuff told in a humorous and modern writing style. I was kind of waiting for her to elaborate on the thesis she states quite early about how Puritanical thought has affected U.S. politics, but she doesn't really build that up any further, though there are some other asides about it. All in all it was a bit dull in the middle, and more meandering than I would've liked (particularly, she jumps around in time a lot for no apparent reason, and doesn't really tie the disparate threads of the book together). Plus the constant switching between past and present tense was jarring.

Anyhow, pleasant enough to read, and I learned some stuff, so it wasn't a complete waste of time or anything.