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mohginreads's review against another edition
4.0
⭐️ finished: 12/4/22
⭐️ rating: 7/10
⭐️ takeaway: While I enjoy short stories, I don’t usually seek them out on my own. I picked this collection up because it’s edited by Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less and Less is Lost, both of which I enjoyed very much for their wit as much as for their reflections on writing. Here were my favorites out of the collection of 20:
Detective Dog (Gish Jen)
Bears Among the Living (Kevin Moffett)
The Beyoğlu Municipality Waste Management Orchestra (Kenan Orhan)
Ten Year Affair (Erin Somers)
The Sins of Others (Héctor Tobar)
Foster (Bryan Washington)
⭐️ rating: 7/10
⭐️ takeaway: While I enjoy short stories, I don’t usually seek them out on my own. I picked this collection up because it’s edited by Andrew Sean Greer, author of Less and Less is Lost, both of which I enjoyed very much for their wit as much as for their reflections on writing. Here were my favorites out of the collection of 20:
Detective Dog (Gish Jen)
Bears Among the Living (Kevin Moffett)
The Beyoğlu Municipality Waste Management Orchestra (Kenan Orhan)
Ten Year Affair (Erin Somers)
The Sins of Others (Héctor Tobar)
Foster (Bryan Washington)
mandareads1690's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
austinburns's review against another edition
3.25
less outright gems in this than other anthologies of 2022, but “Ten Year Affair” is an absolute banger
raceyburden's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
tinyfeltbirds's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
noelle_99's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
sterlingisreading's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
Another great edition from The Best American series. Some stories grabbed me more than others, but that’s always the case with collections like this.