Best American Series (R): The Best American Short Stories 2013 (Hardcover)

from KarlBunker

Since these "BASS" anthologies have a different guest editor each year, it's inevitable that, for any given reader, some years will be better than others. And I'm afraid the 2013 edition was distinctly an "off" year for me. Last year I enjoyed almost every story in the book; this year I found mos...

from Paul-the-well-read

I purchase these "Best American" books every year. The collections focus on specific genres such as, in this case, short stories, science, essays, poetry and others. My usual annual favorite is "Best American Non-required Reading. The 2013 best short stories was, as always, a good collection of r...

from BrynDahlquis

It goes the way that most anthologies go: some extraordinary stories and some dull ones. However, even the dull ones are written very well, and honestly there are far more extraordinary ones than dull ones in this anthology. The Provincials: Not the best, but a very amusing story. Bravery: Very w...

from BrynDahlquis

It goes the way that most anthologies go: some extraordinary stories and some dull ones. However, even the dull ones are written very well, and honestly there are far more extraordinary ones than dull ones in this anthology. The Provincials: Not the best, but a very amusing story. Bravery: Very w...