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The pieces in Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010 are fiction and nonfiction, articles, stories, lists, and comics, chosen from online blogs and publications as well as print magazines. The front section consists of the short items, mostly lists, mostly funny, some just silly. Among the funny is a short blog post - Best American Woman Comedy Piece Written By a Woman by Wendy Molyneux.

The larger second part of the book is an unsorted group of stories and essays. Without much context (such as Best American Short Stories or Best American Travel Writing) it was not always clear which pieces were fiction and which were nonfiction. I found this uncertainty rather invigorating. Is Sherman Alexie telling stories or is this a moment of truth? I vote truth. Did Evan Ratliff really Vanish? Truth, I think. Is Bryan Furuness really the Man of Steel? Fiction, probably. I hope the tent city of George Saunders' journalistic piece is fiction, but I'm afraid it's fact.

The Photographer is a combination of photojournalism and comic about a Doctors Without Borders mission in an Afghanistan war zone. The photos are from the 1980s, when the Soviet Union was fighting the Mujahideen. Coincidentally, I found out about the artist, Emmanuel Guibert, a few days ago when I was listening to a podcast about his inspiration for a previous book, Alan's War, about a US soldier who settled in France after he fought there during World War II.

The "nonrequired" in the title of the book appealed to me, probably because I have read so many reviews lately that insist that "this book should be required reading." Imagine someone shoving a book in your face and instructing "You have to read this book!" Even if it's your best friend and you were planning on reading that book anyway, your reaction is to lose enthusiasm. Now that it's an assignment, you no longer look forward to it. Your well-meaning friend has ruined it for you. So a sarcastic thanks to Publisher's Weekly for their quoted review for this very book "...nonrequired reading that should be required."


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The Best American Nonrequired Reading The Best American Series ® Dave Eggers David Sedaris 9780547241630 Books Reviews

I have gotten used to the format of these Nonrequired collections over the past several years, and I looked forward to this one very much. The first part of the book is a collection of short offerings. Many of these are humorous, but not necessarily all. There is a list of fast food related crime headlines, and I recall reading a lot of the related articles back when they had happened. My favorite piece in the first part is undoubtedly Wendy Molyneux's piece, "Best American Woman Comedy Piece Written by a Woman."

The second part is much different from the first part, these tend to be much longer pieces (although definitely considered short stories). There is a piece called "Tent City, USA" by George Saunders that I wasn't able to get into until a few pages in, but once it got going, I really enjoyed it. "Vanish" by Evan Ratliff tells of the Wired Magazine contributor's attempt to escape detection for thirty days, with a $5000 prize to the person who tracks him down. In addition to these two, I also enjoyed the story of David Rohde's captivity in Afghanistan for seven months, ending one night after he scaled a wall with one of his fellow captives.

This book, like its predecessors, is really best consumed bit by bit in more than sitting. Otherwise, I find that it's too disjointed to keep my attention the whole time. It's very unlike a novel written by one author, where there is rarely the concern of being pulled out of the narrative abruptly.
I bought this as a gift. It came very fast with no issues. The person I bought it for loves it.
Short stories by Dave Eggers and Company, same as last year and the year before, great stuff. Its better than the stuff youll find in readers digest or the new yorker.
Fast shipping, book was new with no damage. Sadly I couldn't resell it after the quarter was over because the course used a different book for the next quarter. But other than that, great book
Excellent bookseller!
What a quirky collection of essays from a variety of sources. Written, graphic, funny, sad, shocking, all are timeless. It is a recommended read.
Nice to read through even after class is out.
The pieces in Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010 are fiction and nonfiction, articles, stories, lists, and comics, chosen from online blogs and publications as well as print magazines. The front section consists of the short items, mostly lists, mostly funny, some just silly. Among the funny is a short blog post - Best American Woman Comedy Piece Written By a Woman by Wendy Molyneux.

The larger second part of the book is an unsorted group of stories and essays. Without much context (such as Best American Short Stories or Best American Travel Writing) it was not always clear which pieces were fiction and which were nonfiction. I found this uncertainty rather invigorating. Is Sherman Alexie telling stories or is this a moment of truth? I vote truth. Did Evan Ratliff really Vanish? Truth, I think. Is Bryan Furuness really the Man of Steel? Fiction, probably. I hope the tent city of George Saunders' journalistic piece is fiction, but I'm afraid it's fact.

The Photographer is a combination of photojournalism and comic about a Doctors Without Borders mission in an Afghanistan war zone. The photos are from the 1980s, when the Soviet Union was fighting the Mujahideen. Coincidentally, I found out about the artist, Emmanuel Guibert, a few days ago when I was listening to a podcast about his inspiration for a previous book, Alan's War, about a US soldier who settled in France after he fought there during World War II.

The "nonrequired" in the title of the book appealed to me, probably because I have read so many reviews lately that insist that "this book should be required reading." Imagine someone shoving a book in your face and instructing "You have to read this book!" Even if it's your best friend and you were planning on reading that book anyway, your reaction is to lose enthusiasm. Now that it's an assignment, you no longer look forward to it. Your well-meaning friend has ruined it for you. So a sarcastic thanks to Publisher's Weekly for their quoted review for this very book "...nonrequired reading that should be required."