Gabe

Strong recommend reading this through twice! It's very short and pretty easy to read but really hits with a reread. Beautifully crafted, big fan.

Not a story, don’t get it confused, but a genuinely captivating description of circumstances. I felt cynical, holier than thou, exposed, uncomfortable, exasperated, impatient, and entertained. I often read fiction and feel connected to characters or stories in ways that I couldn’t have imagined; see a humanity extracted by the author that allows a comforting understanding and thread connecting us. This was almost the opposite. The characters were familiar, and common in a way that exposed how inhuman people often are. It was good, I’d recommend, quick read.

I didn’t love this but I have a (narcissistic) soft spot for Dolly Alderton and London.

I read this to pre-read before recommending to a friend. It made me realise that some women truly love heterosexual men and I can’t believe what a grim grim world they must endure. Sexuality cannot be a choice, this cannot be the good place. Good luck to you all!

nothing really to criticise, was a well-written, well-chosen selection of short stories.

Just read at a time not particularly in the mood for short stories

really hard to capture what I liked & got out of this book without repeating extremely specific moments. Less story and more meditation on identity, but in the enticing context of one woman’s brief relationship, with both a young man and with Cairo.