Best American: The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 (Paperback)

from jmourgos

Hate to say it, but I did not get a lot out of these stories. I would read one, it would be somewhat interesting and then end flat, leaving me with the feeling of being cheated. Kinda like eating stone crackers with no water or salt. Tasteless. Bland. And sadly, I could not finish this thick book...

from bezoar44

So this is what you get when you ask Joyce Carol Oates to make the final choices on what to include in a best mystery stories collection: stylish explorations of how violence shapes human character, or what it means to be human in a violent world. Overall, it's pretty grim, and not what I was loo...

from johnleague

I want Joyce Carol Oates to edit more anthologies. Best American Mystery Stories is always a worthy read, but the 2005 iteration under Ms. Oates' purview is outstanding. Every year unsuspecting readers excoriate the guest editor and Otto Penzler, the series editor, for the very loose criteria the...

from johnleague

I want Joyce Carol Oates to edit more anthologies. Best American Mystery Stories is always a worthy read, but the 2005 iteration under Ms. Oates' purview is outstanding. Every year unsuspecting readers excoriate the guest editor and Otto Penzler, the series editor, for the very loose criteria the...