I received this book as a freebie from somewhere. Wow, what a yungun, the writer is only 24. The writing here is full of fables and bizarro dream-like imagery, almost a bit too much at times - with sequences of confusing sentences that left me distracted when those sentences didn't really seem to fit together... contradicting sentences almost. And a lot of the other imagery is harsh. These stories are like dreams as they are a little hard to hold on to, sometimes just a few pages, hard to piece together. Read this if you're in the mood for scattered magical realism or nightmare fuel poetic imagery, much of it body focused. These bits and pieces are intense! This reminds me of Helen Oyeyemi's books or a bit of Ocean Vuong's 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous' if Vuong used a lot more magical realism. My favorite stories are probably the last three: 'Virginia Slims', 'Mariela', and especially 'Meals for Mourners'. There is a lot of imagery packed into this book! ( )