MixedThe Short Review...this is a dazzling debut, but these stories have something quieter and more judged about them than the exuberant fireworks I was expecting ... betrayal and casual childish cruelty are strong themes in these stories, providing a needed cohesion to a collection otherwise overloaded with outlandish settings and plots. Sometimes, it is judged perfectly ... In places, however, I found the cruelty too much[.]
