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Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013 (2013)

by Dave Eggers(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

129990405X (ISBN13: 9781299904057)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Mariner Books

review 1: Many good stories - not too many funny ones this time. Either people are writing fewer quirky, humorous stories - or the team of folks picking the stories have become more serious in focus. Quite a few stories from a Hispanic perspective - the one on Cuba was really good. Another good story called "Falling" about an incident at the Templeton camp for religious scientists. I think it is a great anthology series and will certainly keep with it next year as it transitions to a new editor.
review 2: I've been a fan of the Best American Nonrequired Reading series for a while, and this year is probably one of the most solid collections in the series. There is the usual grab bag of interesting and funny excerpts at the beginning, and articles and short stories aft... moreer. There are a few that don't quite hit their mark, but some of it has stuck with me in the months since I read it. For example, "Casino" haunted me with its distillation of a parent's greatest fears, "Human Snowball" was full of serendipity, and "The Blind Faith of the One-Eyed Matador" shows human determination at its most impressive and foolhardy. My guess is, with this varied assortment, different readers will latch on to different pieces, but there's something for everyone. You never really know what will come next, and that's the fun of these collections. less

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