The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (The Best American Series)
by Tony Hillerman
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Read in February, 2008
n impressively ambitious project, and i appreciated the variations in styles and plots and moods. (though i have to admit that it's those very variations that also irked me at times - felt too much like the editors were straining to "break free" of genre restraints, when really they didn't have to.)
there were quite a few stories i didn't think really deserved the title, but i guess you could cite personal preferences as part of the reason. my favorites were the ones by cain (can't ...more
there were quite a few stories i didn't think really deserved the title, but i guess you could cite personal preferences as part of the reason. my favorites were the ones by cain (can't ...more
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How could a 813 page book with 46 stories titled The Best American Mystery Stories Of the Century steer you wrong? It can’t. Sure you won’t agree with everything that is in and not in the book (that is part of the fun of Best of... collections) but with contributors like Lawrence Block, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, William Faulkner, Sue Grafton, Dashiel Hammett, O. Henry, Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, Donald E. Westlake (still...more
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Read in July, 2008
the "best" is the opinion of Tony Hillerman and Otto Penzler and for the most part I've enjoyed the stories. I love having a short story choice just before bed and from authors such as steinbeck, runyan, cather, O.Henry, faulkner and many others that one doesn't make a point of reading since college days.
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