A review by kellylizbeth
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 by Dave Eggers

3.0

Overall this was a 3-star collection, but the most notable entry by far is a short story called "Where We Must Be" by Laura van den Berg. It's a slightly bizarre take on the tragic love story archetype (there is a Bigfoot impersonator involved) that manages not to fall victim to that brand of forced quirkiness that irks people about Zooey Deschanel. The combination of quiet, unadorned prose and likable characters in situations that are simultaneously foreign and familiar prompted me to re-read it many times over. I honestly couldn't tell you anything about what was in the rest of the book, but that story's worth the price of admission if you buy it used.