I liked the idea, and there are bits of lovely writing. I just don't enjoy writing that is not in an overall narrative flow.
I'm not so sure about the editors' assertion about there being a mass movement towards the 'short' in non-fiction writing, but they make for excellent reading.The styles vary as drastically as the quality, like any collection. There are two ways of reading this, one being to flip back and forth, pi...
Uneven but absorbing collection of essays. Standouts include Barbara Hurd's 'Moon Snail' which is well worth the price of admission, and made me vow to find more by her, right away. It put me in mind of Annie Dillard at her grittiest. Also noteworthy was Michael Perry's 'The Big Nap'- visionary, qui...
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