The Best American Short Stories 2024 by Heidi Pitlor, Lauren Groff

The Best American Short Stories 2024

The Best American Short Stories #2024

Heidi Pitlor, Lauren Groff with Lori Ostlund (Contributor), Laurie Colwin (Contributor), Paul Yoon (Contributor), Madeline ffitch (Contributor), Selena Gambrell Anderson (Contributor), Marie-Helene Bertino (Contributor), Shastri Akella (Contributor), Katherine Damm (Contributor), Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi (Contributor), Jhumpa Lahiri (Contributor), Susan Sheperd (Contributor), Molly Dektar (Contributor), Taisia Kitaiskaia (Contributor), Alexandra Chang (Contributor), Jim Shepard (Contributor), Daniel Mason (Contributor), Allegra Hyde (Contributor), Steven Duong (Contributor), Suzanne Wang (Contributor), Jamel Brinkley (Contributor)

400 pages first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary short stories
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A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor. "There have never been as many exquisitely built stories in existence tha...

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Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 50%
adventurous 33%
emotional 33%
inspiring 33%
tense 33%
dark 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 50% | Character: 25% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | N/A: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.84

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