Read: TBANR 2006
The Best American series has been around for some time now but this is the first one I’ve picked up. Eggers has assembled a wonderful, well-balanced anthology of writing that spans fiction, comics, current events, religion, and lists like the “Best American Fake Headlines” (courtesy of The Onion), the “Best American First Sentences of Novels of 2005,” and my personal favorite, the “Best American Things to Know about Chuck Norris” (Chuck Norris destroyed the Periodic Table because Chuck Norris only recognizes the element of surprise; Chuck Norris can get blackjack with just one card; When Chuck Norris falls in water, Chuck Norris doesn’t get wet. Water gets Chuck Norris.). Recommended. Every. Year.
