A review by ericfheiman
The Best American Essays 2011 by Robert Atwan, Edwidge Danticat

4.0

Just when I thought there would be no relief from prosaic nonfiction prose, along comes this collection of essays compiled by Edwidge Danticat that renews my faith in fact-based writing. Though bewarned, these essays will not renew one's faith in the human condition. These are mostly devastating pieces on dying, disaster, and depression that if not written so well, would have had me putting the book down barely halfway through. Tough stuff, but worth the arduous journey.