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Liked It “This collection had some really good stories in it. My favorites were by Kevin Brockmeier, Jonathan Lethem and Tobias Wolff. I have read this collection for a few years. I feel like it is impossible to love every story that the guest editor loves, but usually there are some really amazing...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This brilliant collection, edited by the award-winning and perennially provocative Salman Rushdie, boasts a "magnificent array" (Library Journal) of voices both new and recognized. With Rushdie at the helm, the 2008 edition "reflects the variety of substance and style and the consistent quality that readers have come to expect" (Publishers Weekly).
Tony wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
”“This collection had some really good stories in it. My favorites were by Kevin Brockmeier, Jonathan Lethem and Tobias Wolff. I have read this collection for a few years. I feel like it is impossible to love every story that the guest editor loves, but usually there are some really amazing stories inside.”
eissme wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I didn't finish everything, a number of the stories didn't interest me. I love T.C. Boyle, and I think that was the most memorable story in this collection. For a lot of the other stories, the themes are very similar, and I was craving for some diversity in locations, situations and people.”
Tine F wrote this review Wednesday, April 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read the Best of...every year. This year's edition isn't my favorite.”
Deb B wrote this review Friday, April 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A quick comment about the second story by Kevin Brockmeier, titled "The Year of Silence". The Morse Code at the end of the story spells "LISTENWELL"............”
Avecverve wrote this review Tuesday, March 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I continue to love this series and always find myself lost in some great reads. Rushdie chose more traditionally "literary" tales, as opposed to last year's editor, Stephen King, and there are more familiar names here but still, great choices. Standouts for me: TC Boyle's "Admiral" about the lengths rich people will go to over their pets; Katie Chase's creepy "Man and Wife" about an arranged marriage within an unnamed religious sect; AM Holmes' "May we be Forgiven" (a man coping with his brother's mental illness gets dirty with his brother's wife); the always wonderful Alice Munro's "Child's Play" (the literal cruelty of young girls); Christine Sneed's "Quality of Life" (sexual dominance, very chilling); and Bradford Tice's "Missionaries" which concerns issues of faith and personal power in the lives of two very different teenage Mormon boys. Some nice additions in the fantastical/SF vein include "Galatea" by Karen Brown (alien signals in the form of both silence and noise?) and "Vampires in the Lemon Grove" by Karen Russell (lonely vampire eats lemons).
Karen wrote this review Monday, November 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Read a short story anthology! There's something in it for everyone!”
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