Get in Trouble

Haven't read this in a few years and it was so much weirder than I remembered. (in a good way?) My brain hasn't had to work hard to digest short stories in several years so it's probably good for me, but my favorite stories were the less subtle ones (although all of them had layers and subtlety). Every Link story feels like worlds folded into other worlds. Effortless and full of characters so interesting you don't remember (or care) they're completely unlikeable and in some cases genuine sleazebags. Nobody is a hero (not even the character literally named Hero or the convention full of superheroes {and dentists}). I really admire Link's ability to take a concept like “what if people could be born with two shadows?” Or “what if rich people hired body doubles for their kids to keep them out of the public eye?” and make that not even the most interesting part of the story.