A review by pearseanderson
The Unprofessionals: New American Writing from The Paris Review by The Paris Review, Lorin Stein

4.0

This was really quick writing. Not only were the stories really small arcs, with not too much going on, but the style itself was quick, gut-punching, no-holds-barred, smart and smart-ass. I could tell I was reading young folks and I loved it. Human Snowball is one of my favorite stories of all time, certainly on my top three essays. Now I will not give this a five stars since the anthology lacked a bit of variety in terms of fiction plotlines, all revolving around some unhealthy romantic relationship, and the poetry was a bit washy, but damn, everything else was bright and early. Paragraphs that can kill a man in quality.