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McSweeney's #38 (2011)

by Dave Eggers(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1936365006 (ISBN13: 9781936365005)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

McSweeney's

series

McSweeney's Quarterly Concern

review 1: McSweeeney's Issue 38 like the other quarterlies is a really unique collection of short stories, essays, and usually other different types of story types. This issue contains a very special essay though titled The special Populations Unit: Arab Soldiers in Israel's Army by Chanan Tigay. The essay discusses Arab soldiers who join Israel's army but upon death receive no recognition due to fear of retributions upon their family. It's just a very well written potent essay that talks about an issue that gets absolutely no attention and identifies and recognizes a group of people who are rendered completely nameless otherwise.
review 2: This was my first time reading McSweeny's and, I must say, the experience was highly enjoyable. I especially enjoyed "The Northeast ... moreKingdom" by Nathaniel Rich (I fully intend to pick up his book "The Mayor's Tongue"), "The Hens" by Roddy Doyle (oddly enough I just watched the movie "The Commitments" the other night), "Rapunzel" by Steven Millhauser, "Of Women and Frogs" by Bisi Adjapon (a rather disturbing story), "The JPEG" by Rachel B. Glasner, "Chapter One" of a new novel by Dave Eggers (which I'm considering purchasing when it is released), and I thought "Introducing the New Life Cube" by Dan Guterman was hilarious. I look forward to reading the next edition. less

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