Best American: The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 (Paperback)

from stuart10er

Wonderful collection of non-fiction and short stories. About 1/3 is fantastic, 1/3 is ok, and 1/3 I didn't enjoy. Two non-fiction works, one about black jews in Israel, the other on Bill Clinton's fight against AIDS, were my favorites. Although there is a killer short web work about Zombies that ...

from Milda-TX

I must've picked this book up on a clearance rack a few years ago or something - I don't really remember - but I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. It's a collection of stories and essays, compiled by a panel of teenagers with some help by Dave Eggers. Will look for editions from other ye...

from figre

If you want to read something you won't normally read - and you want that something to be decent, the Best American Non-Required Reading continues to provide those serendipitous moments of "how come no one brought this to my attention before." I'm not sure how Eggers does it - how his team of cra...

from Milda-TX

I must've picked this book up on a clearance rack a few years ago or something - I don't really remember - but I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. It's a collection of stories and essays, compiled by a panel of teenagers with some help by Dave Eggers. Will look for editions from other ye...

from BookMistress8

Love this series! It is so eclectic, and the best thing is that it is actually edited by a group of high school students (under the guidance of McSweeney's staff.) I think this year's collection is the best yet, it includes the very best of non-fiction, fiction, and even a graphic novel. It had m...