The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780618341238 (0618341234)
Publish date: October 14th 2004
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Series: Best American Nonrequired Reading
I like this series, which, like all collections, has some strong pieces and some not-so-strong. As usual, I liked the fiction more than the nonfiction. I found David Mamet's piece on names incredibly tedious, and Jon Gertner's piece on the study of happiness was 10 years outdated when I read it, tho...
The non-fiction was really good, the fiction was kind of hip Oprah book club. A consistently good series, though. Even when I don't love individual selections, I like the diversity of the choices. Most of the stuff that gets included I would have missed, otherwise. I have a big old crush on Egger...
I love reading these books because of their atypical collections. The amount of "different" material in this series is wonderful, and although I sometimes don't like what I read, I feel better for having read it.
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