by Zadie Smith
Review:
This is a collection of fairly odd characters from modern writers, edited by Zadie Smith. Smith along with 22 other authors, mostly 21st-century geniuses better known for novels than short fiction, make up the wackiest stories about believable cartoon characters. Also, a few of the authors are known mainly for graphic novel fame or appearances in short story anthologies.I really enjoyed a majority of this book, but was disappointed by some. I was psyched to read a lot of the stories based on who was telling the tale, yet I felt the most hyped authors had the worst stories. Below are my favorites and if you choose to pick up this book, you should read these first.
1. "Gideon" by ZZ Packer
2. "Justin M. Damiano" by Daniel Clowes
3. "J. Johnson" by Nick Hornby with Posy Simmonds
4. "Jordan Wellington Lint" by Chris Ware
5. "Cinby Stubenstock" by A.M. Homes
