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4.5 stars.What an eclectic and great collection. In addition to the standard letters and stories, presented here in their own separate little booklets, this anniversary edition of the Quarterly Concern has a short comic; the first halves of several cliffhanger stories, which are completed in issue #59; and an “American Pie Graph” booklet containing pie graphs that interpret the makeup of the US population in both serious and funny ways. I admired both the variety of content here and the way the
They pulled out all the stops for this one! One of their best collections in recent memory, McSweeney’s 57 brought an enjoyable sense of humour back to the quarterly, with the letters (focused on the experience of turning 21) and cliffhangers (to be completed in a later issue) particularly standing out in that regard. I finally read something by Hanif Abdurraqib and Mona Awad, writers I’ve been meaning to get to for years, and it’s always nice to hear from Bob Odenkirk as well. And the main stor...
some stories blew me away & i still think about them days/weeks later while others i could barely get through. same goes for the letters and cliffhangers. love that a comic was included and the collection itself is beautifully designed.
They really pulled out all the stops for the 21st Anniversary edition, here. Neat stories, the cliffhangers thing, a heartbreaking comic, and a bunch of pie-charts all in a crazy-beautiful trifold case? Yeah, okay, nice work y'all.
I'm using my quarantine time to get caught up on the McSweeney's that have been piling up around here.This was another typically unique issue, with multiple little books attached to a large hardcover trifold. I like the collection of Venn diagrams, contributed by a large cross-section of people. There are some great short stories in the main book, with favourites by Adrienne Celt, Peter Orner, Brittany K. Allen, Karen Gu, and Nicholas Mancusi, with my favourite story being Mimi Lok's story of a
Another delightful mix of short stories, graphic art, letters to the editor, and previews of coming stories from the folks at McSweeney’s.Some favorites:Shouting Wenkie, by Peter OrnerThe Acorn, by Elizabeth StixBloodmobile, by Karen GuColumbarium, by Nicholas Mancusi, probably my favorite of allThe Woman in the Closet, by Mimi Lok (which is reminiscent of the film ‘Parasite’)David, by Bianca Bagnarelli (graphic short story)Letters to the editor from Hanif Abdurraqib and Mike SacksWilder Man by
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An excellent volume. The cliffhangers were all really well done and had great, distinct voices. I will say it was fun having 5 different booklets to work through.
Another excellent collection with a unique exterior. I especially liked the Cliffhangers and the American Pie Graph but it was all good, as usual!
