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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Sunday, October 09, 2005

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005

The 45th book of my 50 book 2005 challenge was The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005, a collection of short stories and essays edited by Dave Eggers.

Even if Eggers' foreward was all your fourteen hard earned dollars got you, you would still be coming out ahead on this deal (and I know you work hard for your money). But oh my friend there is much more here than just tales of Captain Rick's knock-off pirate store. There are also stories of both the fiction and non-fiction variety. There are mail-order brides, heavy metal mercenaries, free burgers for life and Beck. Yes that Beck! There is George Saunders, Stephen Elliott, Ryan Boudinot, Douglas Trevor, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, and others. And by others I mean Al Franken. Yes that Al Franken!

These stories may not be required but they are American and therefore it is your patriotic duty to pick up a copy. What are you a commie or something?

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