A review by missnicelady
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 by Dave Eggers

4.0

Another interesting, eclectic, thought-provoking batch of goodies this year. My favorite bits include the oral history of Adama Bah; Tim Crothers' "The Game of Her Life"; Neil Gaiman's "Orange"; "the Imaginist" comic from Oliver Schrauwen; and a West Point commencement speech about how solitude is necessary for leadership, which is making me seriously rethink how I spend my time. The Sloane Crosley story did nothing for me, and the Joyce Carol Oates piece about a plastic surgeon was too icky to finish, even though I liked the writing. Warning: Lots of blood and skull fragments!