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Quarterly Concern Volume 14 edited by David Eggers In a word (or two or three): that is without a doubt the creepiest image i've ever seen on a book cover... From Mr. Hipster: These compilations are odd. I mean writing, and what you think of it, are so subjective. That's what makes McSweeney's anthologies both so good and bad at the same time. It's good to read some hidden gems from relatively unknown authors that have been unearthed by Eggers and his cohorts. It's bad to have to read a bizarre story about some centurion in ancient somewhere-or-other. Good or bad, every story has its own special something. My favorite is a first-person report on the great gerbils of central Asia. It's a great piece of pseudo-reporting that is funny and informative and injected with personality. Eggers seems to try to include a wide range of subject matter and styles in his literary journal, which in itself is a good thing. Regardless of what you think about some of the actual writing, it's always nice to see something different. |
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titles by Dave Eggers: What Is the What You Shall Know Our Velocity Other titles by McSweeney's: McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Volume 13 McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Volume 15 McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Volume 16 |
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