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pearseanderson's review against another edition
4.0
I jumped around, finishing stories halfway if they weren't grabbing me and skipping others entirely. Overall these were really good pieces of longform journalism. This collection has helped me realize exactly how shitty folks write criticisms about social justice: I feel like many SJ articles are either politicized and buzzword-heavy, or unnecessarily mean and skirting the issues. Franzen's 2016 Best Essays showed this. That's a problem longform needs to face. Switching back to general, I will look for some more Best American Magazine Writing. This collection has convinced me it's worth my time. Well organized, sweet writing, and unfortunately no honorable mentions I usually look for.
boxfish's review against another edition
3.0
Favorites: "Inside the Iron Closet," "Love and Ruin," "This Old Man," and most of all, hauntingly gorgeous "Sea of Crises"
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