The Best American Short Stories: 2007

Published by Carrie at 12:36 am under Books, Reviews Edit This

I’ve been reading (and listening to on audiobook) a lot of short fiction this year, and today I finished Best American Short Stories 2007 edited by Stephen King. Like many short story collections, I liked some of the entries and thought others were just okay. There are a few, though, that are so well crafted that they bear mentioning.

In “Balto” by T.C. Boyle, a young girl is forced to choose between the truth and a lie that “helps” when she testifies against her alcoholic father.

“My Brother Eli” by Joseph Epstein addresses the idea that some artists believe that their status as “artist” gives them the right to behave however they please, and consequences be damned.

“L. DeBard and Aliette: A Love Story” by Lauren Groff takes place during the Spanish Influenza epidemic in 1918. A young girl who has survived polio falls in love with her swim instructor, and the consequences are horrific.

“Sans Farine” by Jim Shepard tells the story of an executioner during the French Revolution, and how his profession effects his family.

This collection was edited by Stephen King, who chose these stories from hundreds of pieces of short fiction.

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