A review by tymgabriel
The Best American Short Stories 2017 by Heidi Pitlor, Meg Wolitzer

5.0

Compendiums are always hard to rate, when they consist of various authors in such a format as this. The 2017 edition of America's best short stories is as subjective as it is every year. Yet, I feel that Meg Wolitzer explains what she was looking for - and found - in each story very well. They meet the criteria of the editor, and they live up to the standards of the publication. Yes, I can imagine two, possibly three, of these stories not making my cut, but nobody asked me to be the editor. I simply enjoyed a very good couple of weeks with some of the best short fiction writers all in one place.