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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 810.08
EAN: 9780618570515
ISBN: 0618570519
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: October 11, 2006
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Sales Rank: 64135
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
From Dave Eggers: For this year's edition of The Best American Nonrequired Reading, we wanted to expand the scope of the book to include shorter pieces, and fragments of stories, and transcripts, screenplays, television scripts -- lots of things that we hadn't included before. Our publisher readily agreed, and so you'll see that this year's edition is far more eclectic in form than previous editions. Along the way to making the book, we also came across a variety of things that didn't fit neatly anywhere, but which we felt should be included, so we conceived the front section, which is a loose Best American roundup of notable words and sentences from 2005. It is, like this book in general, obviously and completely incomplete, but might be interesting nevertheless.
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A good collection of quick, often hilarious short pieces from some well-known (and some less-well-known) authors. It is of undeniably Eggers-ian dimensions, and worth the price of admissions for DFW's "Kenyon Commencement Speech" alone.
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This is the first edition of Nonrequired Reading that I've read, but it won't be the last. I really enjoyed it. The only problem is the reading is so varied. There were a couple stories I skimmed over because the topic didn't really interest me, but the really good stories made up for it. There were two graphic short stories, which I really enjoyed. I teach middle school and flirted with the idea of sharing them with my students, but in the end felt the subject matter was too mature for them. ... Read More
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This is a great book for those who wish to be exposed to new contemporary authors. I especially enjoyed the story on Dubai by George Saunders, "The New Mecca". If you've never read about Dubai (or even if you have), it's a real treat to hear more about the Fantasyland of the Middle East...
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I first became a Dave Eggers fan after getting into McSweeney's thanks to an NPR review. I'm actually not retirement age, listening to NPR, but a 20 year old college student. This book is great because I can read it in short spurts, like before class starts, and not really lose the focus of an intense novel. Also, the stories in this edition are truly riveting- the tale of a "freedom fighter", a future "Body Works" corpse- and yet some just make your face light up- the best fake headlines, courtesy ... Read More
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I've been reading the Nonrequired Reading since its first volume, and it is usually one of my favorites of the series, but, much like this year's essay collection, this is the worst I've seen yet. I love Matt Groening, but his introduction just seemed pointless. Eggers has a new format, with his best new words, band names, fake headlines, etc. basically section one is a waste of trees. In fact, most in this volume is a waste of time and energy and ink. The only things worth reading are the Onion headlines, ... Read More
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