The New Kings of Nonfiction (34)

Title: The New Kings of Nonfiction
Author: Ira Glass, editor
Genre: Non-Fiction

As far as dividing the world into classes of people I'd say it's a pretty safe better that you can divide people into those who love Ira Glass and those who really don't. Of people who know who Ira Glass is, there seems to be very little middle of the road attitudes about him. People love him or are really irritated by him. I love him so I was excited to read this collection of non-fiction works edited by him. I'm sure it will be tacky to admit this but I was pleased to find that I'd actually already read several of the pieces in the collection. That finding made me do something akin to a happy dance and say "ha! I have similar taste to Ira Glass!"

Of the pieces I hadn't read I feel weird admitting that the one I enjoyed most was a profile on Saddam Hussein. It was really interesting and went a long way into explaining the mindset and motivation of the dictator.

I very much enjoyed the collection and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Ira Glass, David Foster Wallace and Michael Pollan. In other words, you.