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2010 Best Non-Required Reading / Viceland
This is so last week, but the ever so great NY Tyrant Giancarlo DiTrapano breaks down what's wrong with anything called "The Best Of," especially those pesky anthologies that proliferate this time of the year. Giancarlo has some special words for Dave Eggers' pet project, The Best American Non-Required Reading, breaking down their special ping-pong table method and the dripping of David Sedaris sarcasm:
But, let’s face it, it’s David fucking Sedaris. He’s basically God. And if you get God, or David Sedaris, to agree to do an introduction for your anthology, you publish what he gives you (even if it’s his grocery list) or else you’re just being disrespectful. You’re being rude to a literary heavyweight! To God! I mean who ever tires of Sedaris talking about France and his childhood and his lover Hugh? No one in the entire fucking world, that’s who. His stories are always fascinating, always riveting.
Posted on February 24, 2011. More on: giancarlo ditrapano, dave eggers, david sedaris
