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drewsof's review
3.0
It's fascinating to peg this work in Robison's career trajectory -- I'm more familiar with her later work like [b:Why Did I Ever|116760|Why Did I Ever|Mary Robison|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347748640l/116760._SX50_.jpg|112430] and [b:One D.O.A., One on the Way|384305|One D.O.A., One on the Way|Mary Robison|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429741849l/384305._SX50_.jpg|374047], which is spikier and structurally more exciting. These stories are solid but ordinary literary fiction for the most part. There are hints, in some of these tales, of what would be forthcoming... but this collection also makes me reconsider reading her farther-back-list because after a while, I mostly just shrugged. None of these stories are bad, don't get me wrong, and some of them are even quite excellent -- but mostly, I just said, "Okay." and moved along.
luisterpaul's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoy Robison's novels, but her short fiction is where it's at. Each of these gems shines a brilliant spotlight even as it cuts deep.
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