A review by colin_cox
The Uncollected David Rakoff: Including the Entire Text of Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by David Rakoff

2.0

Regrettably, I don't have much to say about this book. I could, in theory, write about David Rakoff for days, but this collection feels like a departure from Rakoff's previous books (i.e. collections of essays). Perhaps this is because I know The Uncollected David Rakoff was published after his death in 2012. In addition, there is no clear indication that Rakoff was involved in the editing and organization of this book. I certainly don't claim to understand how books like this are edited and published, but The Uncollected David Rakoff feels rushed, contrived, and a little unnecessary. I appreciate the impulse to give an adoring readership more Rakoff (I count myself among the adoring), but if this is the result, I'm fine, thank you. I don't mean to sound so snarky; I'm not disappointed to have read this book, but if you want a place to begin with Rakoff, this is not it. And to the editor's credit, that may, in fact, be the point.