Best American Series (R): The Best American Short Stories 2015 (Hardcover)

from bezoar44

What a lot of grim, pain-filled stories - not much humor in this year's edition. All were, not surprisingly, fine and well-crafted stories, but few of them left me feeling upbeat about life. I thought some of the most impressive were Victor Lodato, 'Jack, July', about addiction; Shobha Rao, 'Kavi...

from EnidaV

The Best American series is always hit and miss, but this collection is exceptionally good.

from byebyelibrary

I really enjoyed this year's collection. T.C. Boyle's taste in short stories tends to run toward the conventional in structure and the off-beat in character and message. You know it is a great year when you can't narrow down your favorites to a handful and there are no clunkers or head scratchers...

from byebyelibrary

I really enjoyed this year's collection. T.C. Boyle's taste in short stories tends to run toward the conventional in structure and the off-beat in character and message. You know it is a great year when you can't narrow down your favorites to a handful and there are no clunkers or head scratchers...