A review by an_enthusiastic_reader
Because They Wanted To by Mary Gaitskill

3.0

Three and a half stars. Gaitskill's writing wins me over every time. In this collection, the characters are open wounds of unrealized want. They are suffering and angry and can't always name what they're feeling. Often this pent up rage is directed at other people. Gaitskill gives voice to the characters' pain. I like her novels more, however.