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| McSweeney's Quarterly
Concern Volume 14 Editor: Dave Eggers Published: 2004 | Pages: 306 |
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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. Other titles by Dave Eggers: What is the What You Shall Know Our Velocity McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Volume 15 (edited by) McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Volume 16 (edited by) Other titles by McSweeney's: McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales |
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