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Books : The Best American Essays 2007 (Edition 001)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.008
EAN: 9780618709274
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0618709274
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: October 29, 2008
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The twenty-two essays in this powerful collection -- perhaps the most diverse in the entire series -- come from a wide variety of periodicals, ranging from n + 1 and PMS to the New Republic and The New Yorker, and showcase a remarkable range of forms. Read on for narrative -- in first and third person -- opinion, memoir, argument, the essay-review, confession, reportage, even a dispatch from Iraq. The philosopher Peter Singer makes a case for philanthropy; the poet Molly Peacock constructs a mosaic tribute to a little-known but remarkable eighteenth-century woman artist; the novelist Marilynne Robinson explores what has happened to holiness in contemporary Christianity; the essayist Richard Rodriguez wonders if California has anything left to say to America; and the Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson attempts to find common ground with the evangelical community.
In his introduction, David Foster Wallace makes the spirited case that "many of these essays are valuable simply as exhibits of what a first-rate artistic mind can make of particular fact-sets -- whether these involve the 17-kHz ring tones of some kids' cell phones, the language of movement as parsed by dogs, the near-infinity of ways to experience and describe an earthquake, the existential synecdoche of stagefright, or the revelation that most of what you've believed and revered turns out to be self-indulgent crap."
Rating:
- Try Best American Magazine Writing instead
I admit I bought this books only because David Foster Wallace was this year's guest editor. Although I really likes several of the essays in this collection, there were many that I skimmed or didn't read. From now on, I'll stick with the Best American Magazine Writing collection, which never fails to impress. But that makes me wonder what qualifies a piece of work for one collection or the other. All of the essays are from magazines...all of the magazine articles are essays. I guess the thing that ... Read More
Rating:
- Eclectic collection
First, a warning: I read this collection as a DFW fan. This definitely colors my opinion (for instance: I thought the best essay was DFW's intro), but I really enjoyed most of the pieces.
The essays cover a fairly broad range of topics (with Iraq getting extra attention), and, at times, I had the gut sense that some of the essays were picked not only because they were well written and clear and interesting (as nearly all were), but because DFW agreed with the opinion expressed therein. ... Read More
Rating:
- Had to...
I had to get this for an English class. I ordered it off Amazon because the University Book Store didn't have any. It is, however, pretty good considering it's required reading...
Rating:
- the voice of dissent
I don't hate to be the voice of dissent in this case. I'm not a fan of Wallace, so I suppose I wasn't that surprised that his choice of essays was at best mediocre and at worst really, really (really) bad. Lately the Best American series has been disappointing. I'm hoping it will get better.
Rating:
- Like all anthologies, a mixed bag.
A typical anthology in this series has about two dozen essays and merits a 3-star rating. This book is no exception. With essays by Ian Buruma, Malcolm Gladwell, Cynthia Ozick, Marilynne Robinson, Richard Rodriguez, Elaine Scarry, Louis Menand, John Lahr, Peter Singer, Edward O. Wilson, and an introduction by David Foster Wallace, there is no shortage of big-name contributors. Unfortunately, name recognition doesn't always guarantee quality and, for me, the gems in this collection came from authors I ... Read More
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The Best American Essays 2007 (Edition 001)
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Dewey Decimal Number: 814.008
EAN: 9780618709274
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0618709274
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: October 29, 2008
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The twenty-two essays in this powerful collection -- perhaps the most diverse in the entire series -- come from a wide variety of periodicals, ranging from n + 1 and PMS to the New Republic and The New Yorker, and showcase a remarkable range of forms. Read on for narrative -- in first and third person -- opinion, memoir, argument, the essay-review, confession, reportage, even a dispatch from Iraq. The philosopher Peter Singer makes a case for philanthropy; the poet Molly Peacock constructs a mosaic tribute to a little-known but remarkable eighteenth-century woman artist; the novelist Marilynne Robinson explores what has happened to holiness in contemporary Christianity; the essayist Richard Rodriguez wonders if California has anything left to say to America; and the Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson attempts to find common ground with the evangelical community.
In his introduction, David Foster Wallace makes the spirited case that "many of these essays are valuable simply as exhibits of what a first-rate artistic mind can make of particular fact-sets -- whether these involve the 17-kHz ring tones of some kids' cell phones, the language of movement as parsed by dogs, the near-infinity of ways to experience and describe an earthquake, the existential synecdoche of stagefright, or the revelation that most of what you've believed and revered turns out to be self-indulgent crap."
Average Rating:
Rating:
- Try Best American Magazine Writing insteadI admit I bought this books only because David Foster Wallace was this year's guest editor. Although I really likes several of the essays in this collection, there were many that I skimmed or didn't read. From now on, I'll stick with the Best American Magazine Writing collection, which never fails to impress. But that makes me wonder what qualifies a piece of work for one collection or the other. All of the essays are from magazines...all of the magazine articles are essays. I guess the thing that ... Read More
Rating:
- Eclectic collectionFirst, a warning: I read this collection as a DFW fan. This definitely colors my opinion (for instance: I thought the best essay was DFW's intro), but I really enjoyed most of the pieces.
The essays cover a fairly broad range of topics (with Iraq getting extra attention), and, at times, I had the gut sense that some of the essays were picked not only because they were well written and clear and interesting (as nearly all were), but because DFW agreed with the opinion expressed therein. ... Read More
Rating:
- Had to...I had to get this for an English class. I ordered it off Amazon because the University Book Store didn't have any. It is, however, pretty good considering it's required reading...
Rating:
- the voice of dissentI don't hate to be the voice of dissent in this case. I'm not a fan of Wallace, so I suppose I wasn't that surprised that his choice of essays was at best mediocre and at worst really, really (really) bad. Lately the Best American series has been disappointing. I'm hoping it will get better.
Rating:
- Like all anthologies, a mixed bag.A typical anthology in this series has about two dozen essays and merits a 3-star rating. This book is no exception. With essays by Ian Buruma, Malcolm Gladwell, Cynthia Ozick, Marilynne Robinson, Richard Rodriguez, Elaine Scarry, Louis Menand, John Lahr, Peter Singer, Edward O. Wilson, and an introduction by David Foster Wallace, there is no shortage of big-name contributors. Unfortunately, name recognition doesn't always guarantee quality and, for me, the gems in this collection came from authors I ... Read More
Arts & Photography • Biographies & Memoirs • Business & Investing • Children's Books • Comics & Graphic Novels • Computers & Internet • Cooking, Food & Wine • Entertainment • Gay & Lesbian • Health, Mind & Body • History • Home & Garden • Law • Literature & Fiction • Medicine • Mystery & Thrillers • Nonfiction • Outdoors & Nature • Parenting & Families • Professional & Technical • Reference • Religion & Spirituality • Romance • Science • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Teens • Travel •
