Reviews for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007

The average rating for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007 based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-10-09 00:00:00 Laura Heikkinen I am in love with this book. I want to take it behind the middle school and get it pregnant.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-02-20 00:00:00 Steve Wiley This was my first time reading one of these, and I wasn't really sure what to expect or how I would feel about it i.e. what would separate *this* Best American anthology from the stuff in all the other 2007 Best American anthologies. I was prepared to be grumpy, but it's good -here's why: 1). You have no idea what's coming: you can start off reading fiction about a couple having a baby, then, fifteen minutes later, you're reading about Barry Bonds and steroid use, then suddenly you're reading a nonfiction piece about visiting Darfur. You really have no idea what's going to be happening inside your head in ten minutes; it's very exciting. 2). I think because high school students put together this anthology, it has a specific kind of humor to it: irreverent, creative, gleeful, occasionally goofy. I don't think you find this kind of humor out there in the world very often and it was comforting. 3). I felt very efficient reading it - like I could be aware of some of the discussions going on out there in the literary world without having to track down a bunch of journals. I came away from most of the pieces feeling interested and entertained. This anthology is good for people who are annoyed by anthologies, and is definitely worth your time.