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Radio On: A Listener's Diary
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.44750973
EAN: 9780312183011
ISBN: 0312183011
Label: St. Martin's Griffin
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: December 15, 1997
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Studio: St. Martin's Griffin
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Editorial Review:
There are approximately 502 million radios in America. For this savvy, far-reaching diary, celebrated journalist and author Vowell turned hers on and listened—closely, critically, creatively—for an entire year.As a series of impressions and reflections regarding contemporary American culture, and as an extended meditation on both our media and our society, this keenly focused book is as insightful as it is refreshing.Throughout Radio On, "Vowell's touch is about as delicate as Teddy Kennedy's after a pitcher of martinis" (Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times).
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Let's be frank...
Here's the long and short of it: Sarah Vowell is a whiney bore, a genius of the obvious who makes it very easy for folks to make fun of the entire NPR culture.
Rating: - Refund Requested
I have read all four of Sarah Vowell's books. I believe that is all of them. I thoroughly enjoyed three of them and would strongly recommend them. With for Radio On, her first book, she seems to be in a different place. Radio On is a diary of Sarah listening to the radio. Although the concept is interesting, the result is a lot of very short entries in which there is little opportunity to develop anything. But the real reason I didn't like Radio On is because of Sarah's perspective at that time. ... Read More
Rating: - This book is great if you like pompous, pretentious, pseudo-intellectuals!
I love "This American Life". I love "The Incredibles". I hate Sarah Vowell. She is rude and mean, and I wonder what gives her the right to think she is so much better than all those mass-cultured, uneducated people she scorns so much. I'm a 20-something, college educated, art-loving female punk musician from New York City (have I impressed you yet, Sarah??), and I am certainly unimpressed by Sarah Vowell's ability to randomly name-drop and brag about the artists, musicians, and authors she likes. ... Read More
Rating: - Obviously her first book
Being a great fan of Sarah Vowell's, I have read all of her books. "Radio On" is my least favorite. However, it is her first book, so I cut her some slack for that. It is interesting enough to get through without a struggle, but it does not leave you wanting more, the way her other books do. The book has an interesting premise (it's basically her journal of one year of radio listening), but the format quickly becomes tiring. It makes you think that you could write a book, too. You can tell how ... Read More
Rating:  - Love!
When this book was written, I was in my Junior year in high school, unfortunately I didn't read it until later in life. Reading it though took me wayyyy back to those days and myself as a teenager listening to the radio. I grew up in Chicago, so most of the "journaling" was very reminiscent of those days because most of her entries are while she was living in the Windy City.
If you're a big radio fan like I am, then you'll really love this book. If you're not or can't handle her opinions, ... Read More
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