The common theme in all of these stories is that there really isn’t a plot. Most of them feel very slice-of-life, and a few could be a chapter out of a longer novel. The characters are battling their minds and perceptions, and the lines between reality and fantasy are blurred. This collection was a very mixed bag for me. 

Gerardo’s Letters - If there’s supposed to be a deeper meaning to this story then I completely missed it. It’s about a woman leaving her boyfriend that she’s cheating on. The relationship is not healthy, and neither are the characters. Nothing really happened here. 2 stars

Strychnine - This is just a few pages, but has quite an impact. I have no idea what was going on, but man, that ending. 4 stars

Rabbit Island - A man introduces rabbits on an uninhabited island that definitely should not have rabbits. Chaos ensues. 3 stars

Regression - I just read this about an hour ago, and it took me a few minutes to remember anything about it. Has to do with the friendship between two girls. 2 Stars

Paris Périphérie - This is one of the more interesting stories. A woman wanders the suburbs of Paris looking for a particular building. 4 stars

Myotragus - I don’t understand what the first few pages have to do with the rest of the story. The MC of this one is a disgusting person and people turn a blind eye to what he’s doing. 1 star

Notes on the Architecture of Hell - Quite an impactful title ! This is one where I could read a whole novel about these two characters. Has to do with mental illness. 4 stars

The Top Floor Room - A woman lives in the hotel she works at. At night her dreams are that of other people. This is another one that could easily be turned into a longer story. 4 Stars.

Memorial - A girl receives a friend request from a profile that is using the picture of her dead mother. This one is interesting, because it’s completely up to the reader to decide what is exactly happening here. 4.5 Stars

Gums - After pretending to get married, a couple goes on a three week honeymoon. The “husband” ends up with an infection in his gums, and it just gets quite gross from there. This one made me want to gag. It does have my favorite line in the entire book though, “I was itching for something that would turn everything on its head, longing to give birth to ravens instead of children.” 2 Stars

The Fortune-Teller - A woman receives text messages from a Fortune-Teller. There is a brief scene of animal cruelty here that just completely turned me off to the whole story. I really don’t understand this one. 1 Star. 

Averaged rating: 2.9 stars