i rly rly liked the school, game, and the title story. i bought a little city and the glass mountain are also worth mentioning. the former is a good romp (man buys city, things go wrong) and the latter is formally really interesting (takes place over 100 numbered sentences).

such a strange, disquieting tone to all these. slyly funny, though you might feel bad for laughing. the stories i haven't named i could take or leave. because there's usually a steady pulse or idea that goes the distance in all or most of these, if you're not having a good time after a few pages, generally you won't have had a good time by the end of it.

i liked it tho, curious to read more barthelme