Read for Horror Book Club.
Not supernatural or ghostly horror, but definitely an uncomfortable horror that makes you think. Here are my thoughts jotted down while I read it:

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Most (all?) stories were written in the first person. That was key to making me uncomfortable. Many times their thoughts were unkind, many times racist, self-pitying, ugly. But sometimes I would find myself reflected in some of those thoughts. But I swear that's not me! Or is it? Very uncomfortable to read. Often times the MC was young, educated, "innocent" and fresh, observing someone they perceived as antagonist often described in opposites as older, jaded, criminal, evil. Often it was a white person comparing themselves to a black character, frightened, racist, stereotyping. Often portrayed as uneducated, poorly spoken, drug dealers, murderers, and thieves.

"The Rescuer" stands out in my mind as being the hardest to read as the MC is being brought down by family and she changes her life, her ambitions and her goals just to please them and she ends up being brought low and ruined because of her parents and her brother.

The next short(er) story came as a relief and I enjoyed it a bit more because, let's be honest, I'm a fan of revenge stories, and seeing a sexist old writer who's full of himself get what's coming to him is entertaining to me.

Would I have enjoyed this had I read it without prompting? No. Most probably not. Was it a book that made me think about it long after I had finished? Yes, and it made for a good book club book.