A review by stacie_somerset
The Best American Essays 1997 by Robert Atwan, Ian Frazier

3.0

Some of these essays, taken individually, are very strong ("Fourth State of Matter," "Black Swans," and "The Case Against Babies" were my personal favorites). However, this book doesn't really work for me as a *collection*. Not only do the essays topics/themes/etc. not go together, but Frazier includes several different styles of essays. The change in essay style, tone, format, and so on is jarring when you try to read the essays collectively.