for the love of god, i hope you didn't buy the one edited by sloane crosley! the dave eggers one looks good EXCEPT it has a sloane crosley piece. i dislike her so much.
Wade, you guessed it! And those three were probably my top 3 in contention as well.
Jess, I don't share your Crosley animosity (although I hear the stories) but I'm not sure how much input the author-editors actually have anyway. In general I have found the NONREQUIRED READING anthologies are the weakest, which kind of hurts the concept.
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for the love of god, i hope you didn't buy the one edited by sloane crosley! the dave eggers one looks good EXCEPT it has a sloane crosley piece. i dislike her so much.
ReplyDeleteWade, you guessed it! And those three were probably my top 3 in contention as well.
ReplyDeleteJess, I don't share your Crosley animosity (although I hear the stories) but I'm not sure how much input the author-editors actually have anyway. In general I have found the NONREQUIRED READING anthologies are the weakest, which kind of hurts the concept.
What stories? Is she supposed to be a bitch or something? When I saw her read at Book Court she seemed like a total sweetheart.
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