Reviews

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016 by Rachel Kushner, Rachel Kushner, 826 National

yikesbmg's review

4.0

i’d say about half the stuff included in here had me shook, then a fourth was interesting/amusing, and remaining fourth was just stuff i was trying to get through. i hasn’t read a collection of “best” anything before and not knowing what was next was exciting and in this case, rewarding! i love the concept of BANR and am really down to support any sort of high school writers/burgeoning editors. would recommend to everyone.

katzreads's review

3.0

Not as good as other similar collections. I skimmed/skipped a LOT of this book.

spinstah's review

3.0

Always an interesting mix, but I found I didn't enjoy this collection as much as I've enjoyed others.

dogtrax's review

4.0

Another outstanding collection, curated by high school students

pageturn_industries's review

challenging dark informative inspiring slow-paced

3.5

twylghast's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

2.5

davenash's review

4.0

Great collection of long reads. Loved the president's interview and the taxidermist story.

tonyhotran's review

5.0

Holy lord that took a while to get through.

emaang's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

bookwormmichelle's review against another edition

4.0

This was really interesting. The entries were a little uneven--liked some, not so crazy about others. But I'm really impressed--this was done by high school kids. The only thing I'd like to see is maybe a paragraph from the kids on why they included the item.