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katymvt's review against another edition
4.0
It's hard to rate a book with 50 different articles written by 50 different authors. Some I really liked--Colorado, New Mexico, West Virginia. Some not so much-California, New York, Vermont. Some I can't even remember anymore. Some made me want to visit the state immediately if not sooner. Some made me come away depressed. My one piece of advice, though, would be this. I checked this book out of the library. I think it would have been better to own the book and then I could have read one or two states a week instead of reading about 5 a day
karak's review against another edition
4.0
Not a bad anthology of essays. Some are much better than others, but it was bound to happen. Massachusetts was a favorite of mine, Arizona didn't work for me.
sighb0rg's review against another edition
4.0
If I had read the story on Ohio before making the decision to move here, the decision would have been drastically different. Some stories were very funny, others a little sad, but I learned a whole lot. I can't wait to visit Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming now.
taylakaye's review against another edition
4.0
A great collection of essays on each of the 50 states from 50 diverse writers. A really enjoyable way to learn something new and, possibly useful, about our nation. Highly recommend.
nellybly's review
5.0
Loved this. Some authors were better than others. Some states were better than others. But this was such a great idea and I really liked it.
I must admit though, I skipped a few states. Maybe I'll read them later. States like...Indiana.
I must admit though, I skipped a few states. Maybe I'll read them later. States like...Indiana.
fiddler's review against another edition
5.0
Favorite essays: Florida - Joshua Feris, Illinois - David Eggers, Indiana - Susan Choi, Massachusetts - John Hodgman, New Hampshire - Will Blythe, South Carolina - Jack Hitt, Vermont - Alison Bechdel
shelley_pearson's review against another edition
2.0
Ok, I didn't finish West Virginia, and I didn't read any of Wisconsin or Washington DC or the introduction. I don't even care. This book sounded good, and I actually did enjoy parts (Vermont, Illinois, Florida, Indiana), but there was so much description of geography and so many whines (We could only find one natural food store in South Dakota! I moved to Arizona and I hate the people who live there!) that I got pretty turned off. This book reinforced a lot of my beliefs about the states (Washington and Oregon = rain, Utah = Mormons, Louisiana = ghosts, Connecticut = boozy WASPs), and I was expecting it to break them more.
lanikei's review against another edition
3.0
A few essays were fabulous, and these tended to be written by longterm residents. The essays written by visiting authors rarely seemed to capture the soul of the state.
An interesting anthology though, and worth reading for a few choice selections.
An interesting anthology though, and worth reading for a few choice selections.