The New Broadway Fake Book: 645 Songs from 285 Shows

The New Broadway Fake Book: 645 Songs from 285 Shows

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（Fake Book）。 This amazing new collection features nearly 650 Broadway songs arranged with melody， lyrics and chords for C instruments。 Definitely a must-own resource for any gigging or auditioning musician or actor！ Includes: All I Ask of You * Always Look on the Bright Side of Life * And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going * Another Op'nin'， Another Show * Any Dream Will Do * Anything Goes * Aquarius * Be Our Guest * Bess， You Is My Woman * Big Spender * Body and Soul * Brotherhood of Man * Brush up Your Shakespeare * But Not for Me * Castle on a Cloud * A Change in Me * Close Every Door * Consider Yourself * Dancing Queen * Defying Gravity * Do-Re-Mi * Don't Cry for Me Argentina * Don't Rain on My Parade * Edelweiss * Everything's Coming up Roses * Footloose * For Good * Forty-Second Street * Getting to Know You * Good Morning Baltimore * Grease * Hakuna Matata * Hello， Dolly！ * Hey， Look Me Over * How Long Has This Been Going On？ * I Dreamed a Dream * I Loved You Once in Silence * I Wanna Be a Producer * I'm Gonna Sit Right down and Write Myself a Letter * If I Were a Rich Man * The Impossible Dream （The Quest） * In My Life * Love Changes Everything * Mack the Knife * Mama， I'm a Big Girl Now * Mamma Mia * Memory * New York， New York * Nice Work If You Can Get It * Nine to Five * Oklahoma * On Broadway * On My Own * One * People * The Phantom of the Opera * Popular * Send in the Clowns * Seventy Six Trombones * Shall We Dance？ * She Loves Me * Sit down You're Rockin' the Boat * Springtime for Hitler * Strike up the Band * Suddenly Seymour * The Surrey with the Fringe on Top * Thank Heaven for Little Girls * Tomorrow * Try to Remember * Under the Sea * Unusual Way * Walk like a Man * When I Grow Up * A Whole New World * Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again * You'll Never Walk Alone * Younger Than Springtime * and more！

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Reviews

Kameron B。 Moore ，

3/5 starsI didn't read every single story， but for the most part I enjoyed the collection。 There were quite a few stories that really rubbed me the wrong way - particularly "Enlightenment" by William Pei Shih - but there were a lot of other stories that I really enjoyed。 It also felt like the editor deliberately chose hot-topic stories that would spark conversation， but didn't care to think about the marginalized identities being represented in - more often than not - harmful ways。 It's one thin 3/5 starsI didn't read every single story， but for the most part I enjoyed the collection。 There were quite a few stories that really rubbed me the wrong way - particularly "Enlightenment" by William Pei Shih - but there were a lot of other stories that I really enjoyed。 It also felt like the editor deliberately chose hot-topic stories that would spark conversation， but didn't care to think about the marginalized identities being represented in - more often than not - harmful ways。 It's one thing to include stories that show these issues and actually say something about them rather than just stating that they're there， but this anthology does not seek to do so。 Each story is incredibly well-crafted， but only for the furthering of the same old story: marginalized people suffer。 I guess my question while reading this was: where are the happy marginalized stories？ Then again， though， no one wants to read about marginalized people actually being happy， who am I kidding。 *sips tea* 。。。more

James Ammirato ，

more like most BORING american short stories！！！

Ken Saunders ，

Reading this for book club。 So I'll just review as I go。Intro: Get this- they're all great stories and it was hard to choose！Godmother Tea: You read a lot of this stuff in writing classes。 I gave it 5 pages。The Apartment: I loved World's End but hit or miss overall with Boyle。 Writing is fine but this story didn't really go anywhere。So far no surprises。 Reading this for book club。 So I'll just review as I go。Intro: Get this- they're all great stories and it was hard to choose！Godmother Tea: You read a lot of this stuff in writing classes。 I gave it 5 pages。The Apartment: I loved World's End but hit or miss overall with Boyle。 Writing is fine but this story didn't really go anywhere。So far no surprises。 。。。more

Jen ，

This is a wonderful collection; especially loved the stories by William Pei Shih and Mary Gaitskill。

Pat Pujolas ，

Let's change the title of this series to: "A safe but liberal， ethnically-diverse sampling of stories with at least 20% coming from The New Yorker and The Paris Review and all of them turning a blind eye to the major social and political divides in America。" Then， I'll give this five stars， every time！ Standouts in 2020 include: Elizabeth McCracken， Emma Cline， and Marian Crotty。 Let's change the title of this series to: "A safe but liberal， ethnically-diverse sampling of stories with at least 20% coming from The New Yorker and The Paris Review and all of them turning a blind eye to the major social and political divides in America。" Then， I'll give this five stars， every time！ Standouts in 2020 include: Elizabeth McCracken， Emma Cline， and Marian Crotty。 。。。more

Chris Leuchtenburg ，

We read ten of these stories for our short story book group。 Virtually every one generated spirited discussion。 That said， there is a sameness about these stories， and several seemed to come right out of a creative writing class replete with all of the modern ticks or writing。 The one story that I continue to mull over is This Is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill。

Nanako Mizushima ，

I read this book to see how recent writers deal with our current lives。 Of course， these stories were written in the Before Time - before the pandemic。 But still， they include issues we all think about - the Metoo movement， bullying， the end of the world， and of course - finding love。 Four of the stories made a deep impression。 This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill。 An astonishing inside look at the complicated relationships between a powerful， charming man and his many female "friends" who fall un I read this book to see how recent writers deal with our current lives。 Of course， these stories were written in the Before Time - before the pandemic。 But still， they include issues we all think about - the Metoo movement， bullying， the end of the world， and of course - finding love。 Four of the stories made a deep impression。 This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill。 An astonishing inside look at the complicated relationships between a powerful， charming man and his many female "friends" who fall under his spell。 In the Event by Meng Jin。 Told by a young Chinese-American woman who deals with the end of the world as we know it。 The Nine Tailed Fox Explains by Jane Peck。 A delightful combination of folklore， social drama and commentary。 Kennedy by Kevin Wilson。 What happens when a couple of high school video gamers with no street smarts have to do a school project with a dangerous bully？ All of these stories are beautifully written， pull you into their world and leave you surprised and satisfied at the end。 。。。more

Margaret Goodlin ，

For the best American short stories of the year， I was disappointed。 I guess I want pleasing stories， stories that I enjoy and too many of these had characters that I didn't like or who were annoying。 Some were downright difficult to understand。 Some were just weird。 Guess I am old-fashioned with the stories I like。 For the best American short stories of the year， I was disappointed。 I guess I want pleasing stories， stories that I enjoy and too many of these had characters that I didn't like or who were annoying。 Some were downright difficult to understand。 Some were just weird。 Guess I am old-fashioned with the stories I like。 。。。more

Josh ，

Delightful as always。 This year's best stories include 'Kenney' by Kevin Wilson; 'Halloween' by Marian Crotty， and 'The Hands of Dirty Children'， by Alejandro Puyana。 Delightful as always。 This year's best stories include 'Kenney' by Kevin Wilson; 'Halloween' by Marian Crotty， and 'The Hands of Dirty Children'， by Alejandro Puyana。 。。。more

Sophia ，

Four stars JUST because “The Nine-Tailed Fox Explains” was so good， three stars on the basis of everything else。

iPL ，

Rankings:20。） “The Special World" by Tiphanie Yanique19。） “The Apartment” by T。 C。 Boyle18。） “This Is Pleasure” by Mary Gaitskill17。） “Sibling Rivalry” by Michael Byers16。） “Enlightenment” by William Pei Shih15。） “Godmother Tea” by Selena Anderson14。） “The Nanny” by Emma Cline13。） “Rubberdust” by Sarah Thankam Mathews12。） “The Nine-Tailed Fox Explains” by Jane Pek11。） “A Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed” by Jason Brown10。） “Liberté” by Scott Nadelson9。） “I Rankings:20。） “The Special World" by Tiphanie Yanique19。） “The Apartment” by T。 C。 Boyle18。） “This Is Pleasure” by Mary Gaitskill17。） “Sibling Rivalry” by Michael Byers16。） “Enlightenment” by William Pei Shih15。） “Godmother Tea” by Selena Anderson14。） “The Nanny” by Emma Cline13。） “Rubberdust” by Sarah Thankam Mathews12。） “The Nine-Tailed Fox Explains” by Jane Pek11。） “A Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed” by Jason Brown10。） “Liberté” by Scott Nadelson9。） “In the Event” by Meng Jin8。） “The Children” by Andrea Lee7。） “Something Street” by Carolyn Ferrell6。） “Kennedy” by Kevin Wilson5。） “Octopus VII” by Anna Reeser4。） “The Hands of Dirty Children” by Alejandro Puyan3。） “Howl Palace” by Leigh Newman2。） “Halloween” by Marian Crotty1。） “It’s Not You” by Elizabeth McCracken With as a title as audacious and boastful about its own talents as， “Best American Short Stories， 2020” quality was on the forefront of everyone’s minds。 From the authors， to the editors， to whoever curated these 20 stories。 A title like that would imply that， in the entire year of 2020- the year of quarantine- there are no short stories that surpass these 20。 That is what is being communicated through the title。 Perhaps the curator wasn’t aware of this but， everything tells a story。 You aren’t supposed to judge a book by its cover， but it is still supposed to captivate onlookers。 Titles don’t tell you everything about the book， but they are supposed to give you an idea。 For what reason was this title selected for this book？ While there is a ranking from best to worst featuring the stories from the book， only the top 5 should be considered worthwhile， and even then， they have issues。 The rest… Well， we’ll get to those。 First， we dive into the good， then we can move on to the bad， and end on the ugly- there’s a lot of ugly found within these pages， don’t you worry。The good in “The Best American Short Stories of 2020” is only mildly entertaining。 For some bizarre reason， a lot of the stories center around the topic of sex， and do not shy away from giving away any unwanted details。 All three stories in the top 3 deal with sex in one way or another as a result with this obsessive focus with sex found in this book。 Howl Palace deals with the topic of divorce and how to move on from it， Halloween （which is a trademarked title， but okay）， is a lesbian love story gone tragically wrong， and It’s Not You likewise， is about a lover’s quarrel and its depressing aftermath。 Unfortunately， the top three stories could not excape this obsession with sex。 They all won their positions on the list， not necessarily for being fantastic， and especially not for presenting any new ideas， but instead， it was more or less by default。 All three were well written， and had cohesive plots that were paced properly。 Those are qualifications for being passible stories， definitely not “The Best，” of their release year， （which some from the book weren’t even published in 2020， several were written and published elsewhere in 2019）。 What makes a story fantastic is how imaginative it was， either expanding upon， or inventing new concepts， having a memorable colorful cast of characters， or an interesting gripping plot that beckons readers to keep reading till the very end。 Yeah， these don’t do that。 Instead， since the rest of the book deals with basically the same plot， that being sex gone bad， the top three stood out for being the least terrible of the bunch， and actually communicating a message。 Not exactly “Best of” material， and we haven’t even gotten to the bad ones yet。As previously stated， most stories in this book were bad。 That said， there was a notable difference between the best and the worst ones on the list。 The bottom 3- Oh good lord the bottom three- were atrocious。 Plain and simple。 “The Special World” was particularly insulting and straight up disgusting， but first let’s look at the other two。 “The Apartment” was a story about a man waiting for an old woman to drop dead， only to die himself first， and this story， like all the others， tries to convey a message but so few stories achieve even that little。 This happens because too many of them focus way too much on unnecessary details like how the Apartment focused way too much on wrinkles， shoes， and very confusingly， the soles of an elderly woman’s feet， instead of things like pacing， narrative style， character motivation， and， （heaven forbid）， plot。 “This Is Pleasure” despite holding a comfortable 3rd to last place， was the most ambitious。 It tried to discuss a very important issue from the mid 2010’， the aftermath of the #MeToo movement， but it did so in the most confusing way possible。 It tried to downplay it by forcing the audience， pretty much like hostages， to read half of the tale through the perspective of the disgusting pervert’s eyes。 In trying to give the readers sympathy for a man’s habitual sexual harassment， such as willingly groping a woman’s breasts in a party going as far as the “circle around the nipples，” the story achieves the exact opposite， which is a stunning display of narrative incompetence that deserves awards。 In the last story， “The Special World" which holds the honor of being the worst on the list， and the one that most belongs in a cheap collection of erotic stort stories， it tries， and miserably fails， to discuss the freedom of sex， but it did so in a vendictive way towards religion， which on its own is pretty tacky， and not at all dignified of academic recognition， but the attacks on religion here only detracted from the plot。 Instead， this story focused on one young man’s sexual desires， and frustrations trying to have sex with this one religious girl saving herself for marriage， and it went into so much disgusting detail。 Put short， it mentioned bodily discharge during sexual acts too much， and too little on talking about why having sex with strangers was good。 There is one line that comes to mind about said sexual discharge and a religious figure， but only in the depraved mind of the pervert author’s mind is such a thing okay to say。 Instead， we will close out on what is supposed to make a story worthy of being the best of its kind。Characters that feel believable， relatable， maybe even that you’d want to have a beer with， or murder with our own hands。 Those are marks of good characters。 A plot that engrosses you from cover to cover by being profound， thrilling， or thoroughly entertaining that leaves a lasting and visible mark on your life。 That is the mark of a good story。 A collection of bad erotic fiction with the occasional story divorced from the topic of sex mislabeled as “short stories” won’t fulfill those requirements。 Only stories that try to innovate can do that， and sadly， you won’t find anything like that here。 。。。more

Patty Busch ，

Several of these were single star reads for me （as in quit several pages in）。 But some were 5 stars （The Apartment; Kennedy）。 Wish there had been more of the latter。

Sonya ，

This was a mixed bag of stories in terms of my reading taste， and there were some clear standouts in the collection。 My favorites ended up being:Michael Byers: Sibling RivalryCarolyn Ferrell: Something StreetMary Gaitskill: This is PleasureElizabeth McCracken: It's Not YouLeigh Newman: Howl PalaceSeveral of the other stories were good but I will not remember them。 This was a mixed bag of stories in terms of my reading taste， and there were some clear standouts in the collection。 My favorites ended up being:Michael Byers: Sibling RivalryCarolyn Ferrell: Something StreetMary Gaitskill: This is PleasureElizabeth McCracken: It's Not YouLeigh Newman: Howl PalaceSeveral of the other stories were good but I will not remember them。 。。。more

Christopher Calcara ，

This series dates back to 1915。 I have read every one of them as well as their 100-year anniversary editions。 For anyone who writes short stories， they are Must Reads。 All stories in each anthology might not appeal to a reader， but at the very least， one will resonate。 And that's why the series is so good and so successful after all these years。 There's something in them for everyone。 This series dates back to 1915。 I have read every one of them as well as their 100-year anniversary editions。 For anyone who writes short stories， they are Must Reads。 All stories in each anthology might not appeal to a reader， but at the very least， one will resonate。 And that's why the series is so good and so successful after all these years。 There's something in them for everyone。 。。。more

Mike ，

Great readLots of Great reading in lots of new authors to look up Great reading in lots of new authors to look up This is one of my favourite literary Ceres and I look forward to the next edition next year

Brian Womer ，

Short stories are really not my favorite。 However， contained in this book are some very fine stories and a few that were difficult to follow。

Alexis ，

While all the stories were well-written on a technical level， only maybe two or three were stand-out pieces that I actually remembered for more than five minutes。 I think the particular brand of literary fiction the editor seemed to gravitate toward just isn't my thing。 While all the stories were well-written on a technical level， only maybe two or three were stand-out pieces that I actually remembered for more than five minutes。 I think the particular brand of literary fiction the editor seemed to gravitate toward just isn't my thing。 。。。more

Chuck Sherman ，

This is a yearly anthology of best American short stories of the year that has been done for many years。 （105 years to be exact）。This is the first one I’ve read and I want to make it a tradition。 Since each story has a different author， there are no unified themes or recurring characters， and the styles are completely different。 This can be both good and bad so one has to just accept it for what it is。 Perfect for when one’s reading time is a little sporadic。 Each story is roughly 20 pages。 I ca This is a yearly anthology of best American short stories of the year that has been done for many years。 （105 years to be exact）。This is the first one I’ve read and I want to make it a tradition。 Since each story has a different author， there are no unified themes or recurring characters， and the styles are completely different。 This can be both good and bad so one has to just accept it for what it is。 Perfect for when one’s reading time is a little sporadic。 Each story is roughly 20 pages。 I can’t go through individual storylines but all were good; not all five stars by any means but I enjoyed the concept; like getting the beer flight at a local brewery。 。。。more

Pearse Anderson ，

I think I would've liked this antho a lot more if I had read the Contributor's Notes before I returned the audiobook。 It was full of stories that I can't deeply remember in retrospect: stories like Howl Palace and Something Street that I didn't take to， and didn't deeply enjoy。 My favorites were: "This is Pleasure，" "Halloween，" "The Secret World，" and "The Apartment。" But that's probably it， to be honest？ Naw， this volume wasn't a winner for me， but I hope others enjoy it？ I think I would've liked this antho a lot more if I had read the Contributor's Notes before I returned the audiobook。 It was full of stories that I can't deeply remember in retrospect: stories like Howl Palace and Something Street that I didn't take to， and didn't deeply enjoy。 My favorites were: "This is Pleasure，" "Halloween，" "The Secret World，" and "The Apartment。" But that's probably it， to be honest？ Naw， this volume wasn't a winner for me， but I hope others enjoy it？ 。。。more

John Schumitz ，

In the past I have enjoyed these collections because most of the stories were very good。 This one， not so much。 2 or 3 stories left me wondering "what was that about"。 One author said they wanted to try writing a story in a certain style。 Maybe the style was achieved but the story wasn't very engaging。 There were a couple stories that saved the day by being engaging， meaningful or entertaining。 In the past I have enjoyed these collections because most of the stories were very good。 This one， not so much。 2 or 3 stories left me wondering "what was that about"。 One author said they wanted to try writing a story in a certain style。 Maybe the style was achieved but the story wasn't very engaging。 There were a couple stories that saved the day by being engaging， meaningful or entertaining。 。。。more

Jon Palmer ，

At the end of every year， during that last week before New Year’s Eve， I get in a frenzy thinking about all the things I missed， all the art and literature and music and movies and weird viral articles and so on， and I read all those end-of-year lists。 Now， I get this collection， too。 This is the first time I’ve read Best American Short Stories new。 I usually pick up copies from the 90s at used book stores， they’ve got familiar names like Updike and so on， and they’re always good， but lemme tell At the end of every year， during that last week before New Year’s Eve， I get in a frenzy thinking about all the things I missed， all the art and literature and music and movies and weird viral articles and so on， and I read all those end-of-year lists。 Now， I get this collection， too。 This is the first time I’ve read Best American Short Stories new。 I usually pick up copies from the 90s at used book stores， they’ve got familiar names like Updike and so on， and they’re always good， but lemme tell ya， reading one fresh？ Every topic resonates， everything hits much stronger， feels of the moment。 The variety here in style， tone， perspective， is incredible。 Use two bookmarks—put one at the end， in the section where the authors offer their notes on their stories， so you can read what they have to say when you finish each one and the story is still stinging。 Everyone in here is incredible。 。。。more

Jim Manis ，

33 years and counting。 Reading this series has been one of my great joys， and this year's edition didn't let me down。When I was young， I thought one short story was pretty much the same as another。 Sure， some were better or more fun to read， but mostly a short story was a specific thing。 Then when I was in college， people tried to nail down what a short story is， that if you could figure that out， you could write one yourself。 But I've read 660 short stories just from this series， not to mention 33 years and counting。 Reading this series has been one of my great joys， and this year's edition didn't let me down。When I was young， I thought one short story was pretty much the same as another。 Sure， some were better or more fun to read， but mostly a short story was a specific thing。 Then when I was in college， people tried to nail down what a short story is， that if you could figure that out， you could write one yourself。 But I've read 660 short stories just from this series， not to mention all the other short stories I've read over three-quarters of a century， and the thing I've noticed that they all have in common is that they are shorter than a novel。 And the best ones shimmer like jewels。Back when I was in graduate school， I remember a writer saying that today's short stories were the equivalent of epic poems。 I don't think I'd go that far， but the language of the best stories are poetic in the very best sense of that word。 This year's edition of BASS fits that description。 。。。more

Christopher Ryan ，

A few stellar stories， a few total turds， and an excess of college-centric pieces。 Not a very balanced collection but definitely a diverse one。 Overall a disappointment though。

Chance ，

As uneven as the BASS collections usually are， though this one I felt overindexed on stories that are technically good but lack a certain wildness。 Maybe it's just me but more than in any recent BASS collection， I found my attention drawn to the workmanlike qualities of the stories。 "This Is Pleasure，" "The Children，" and "Howl Palace" stand out to me as stories with mature authorial voices that also have a certain edge to them。 As uneven as the BASS collections usually are， though this one I felt overindexed on stories that are technically good but lack a certain wildness。 Maybe it's just me but more than in any recent BASS collection， I found my attention drawn to the workmanlike qualities of the stories。 "This Is Pleasure，" "The Children，" and "Howl Palace" stand out to me as stories with mature authorial voices that also have a certain edge to them。 。。。more

Henry ，

Yikes

Sosen ，

Couldn't get into this one。 I might try again after losing my soul at an MFA program。 Couldn't get into this one。 I might try again after losing my soul at an MFA program。 。。。more

Oisín ，

Too many mediocre stories for my liking， and also opens with Selena Anderson's ghastly story。 The best of them were very good though， and are all authors I have never read before。 I will add them to my immediate （1-2 years） reading list: T。C。 Boyle， Mary Gaitskill， Scott Nadelson， Anna Reeser， and Kevin Wilson。 Too many mediocre stories for my liking， and also opens with Selena Anderson's ghastly story。 The best of them were very good though， and are all authors I have never read before。 I will add them to my immediate （1-2 years） reading list: T。C。 Boyle， Mary Gaitskill， Scott Nadelson， Anna Reeser， and Kevin Wilson。 。。。more

Lauren Don’tGoBrekkerMyHeart ，

The Apartment: ☆ 3A Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed: ☆ 3。5Sibling Rivalry: ☆ 3。5In the Event: ☆ 2Rubberdust: ☆ 4The Nine-Tailed Fox Explains: ☆ 4The Hands of Dirty Children: ☆ 3。5Kennedy: ☆ 3Note: While I’m saying this novel is read， I will continue to read the short stories at my own leisure。 I just don’t want to have it in my currently reading for so long。 Hopefully， I’ll update the other stories as I read them。

Christina Gagliano ，

There are some delightfully quirky and thought-provoking stories in this collection。 I can't stop thinking about Mary Gaitskill's， and have started reading Bad Behavior， a collection of her short stories， which are。 。 。something！ In a disturbingly detailed way and un-put-downable way。 There are some delightfully quirky and thought-provoking stories in this collection。 I can't stop thinking about Mary Gaitskill's， and have started reading Bad Behavior， a collection of her short stories， which are。 。 。something！ In a disturbingly detailed way and un-put-downable way。 。。。more

steve ，

These stories are rather underwhelming。 I'm rather disappointed。 But 2020 was a sucky year。 Maybe that's what I should have expected。It's not that the stories were bad。They were well written。 Strong understandable plots。 Clean clear grammar。But I was bored。 And that is a problem。 These stories are rather underwhelming。 I'm rather disappointed。 But 2020 was a sucky year。 Maybe that's what I should have expected。It's not that the stories were bad。They were well written。 Strong understandable plots。 Clean clear grammar。But I was bored。 And that is a problem。 。。。more

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