I read the first few stories and really enjoyed them. Hope to pick this up again.

This collection is full of good concepts cleverly executed. Gonzales reminds me of my very favorite authors. ( )

I picked this up cheaply second hand because I've been waiting to buy The Regional Office is Under Attack! for the longest time. They sent me an uncorrected proof which I hate, but the stories are pretty good. I get the sense that the success of George Saunders has given loads of people licence to publish crazy shorts where weird shit occurs, but there's a genuine voice here and I'm still really looking forward to the novel. ( )

The title story was good, although dark and odd. Glad I read it, but not willing to read the entire collection. ( )

This book is a weird little collection of short stories. There are zombies, werewolves, and unicorns, and because of this I am surprised I liked it, because I generally don't like stories about any of these things. Often, I actively hate stories about these things.

I think I liked it because Gonzales doesn't attempt to explain any of the weird things that happen in the stories. Everything is written in a very straightforward manner. Things simply are what they are, and you accept it. For example, in one story a plane is circling a city for about 20 years. The story isn't about how that is possible, but rather about what happens on board. In one story, Africa has sunk into the ocean, but the story doesn't attempt to explain it, it is just something that has happened. In the title story, a man has shrunk his wife, and the story is about what that does to their relationship.

All in all, a weird collection. There were some stories I didn't care for much, but I really enjoyed most of them. ( )