The Best American Essays 2017 (The Best American Series)

There are a few good stories to be read. I was looking more for personal essays. The book has essays that are more narrative or politically based than I was hoping for. I’m learning how to write a good personal essay and don’t have a lot of choices from which to dissect and study.

A nice variety of perspectives that speak to modern problems. I love that the book includes a list of other great essays, even entire issues to check out. A bit too political at times, but expected given the genre. Worth a read if you like non-fiction.

Needed this for my English class, and the Kindle version is good. The page numbers are a little wonky, though, in the sense that page 247 sometimes shows as page 246. Gets confusing when my teacher asks us to turn to a particular page. Having the table of contents readily accessible is useful, though, and I don't have to turn pages unnecessarily because I can just click on the link within the Cloud Reader.

An array of topics and styles, all of them enlightening and thought-provoking. Great compendium!

I am a big fan of “the best” series and have looked forward to every years collections and have been catching up with the years I have missed. The 2017 best essays is absolutely the worst collection. I have not read the 2018 series, I hope the guest does a better job.

I bought this book for my class and was actually pleasantly surprised about how much I liked the essays in it. It's a good read, if you have a large vocabulary or google on the ready. Overall, I would go back and read the essays that we didn't go over in class. It was also way cheaper than my college bookstore!

(Paperback) This book was one of my textbooks for a writing class. The essays are incredible to read, and the book itself has a sleek design which looks nice on any shelf. I highly recommend this collection of essays to any person looking for thought-provoking arguments on topics relevant to today.

I have been reading books from the Best American series for about 10 years. They are outstanding. I look forward to reading many more.