A pretty stellar collection of short stories about love. In the introduction Eugenides makes it clear what kind of love and from where the title is gleaned, which was interesting to philosophize about as I read each story. It was a good set-up.

The stories varied greatly--some I loved, some I hated, some I fell asleep during, and some I weeped during.

My favorites included:

"Natasha" by [a:David Bezmozgis|55940|David Bezmozgis|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1281985698p2/55940.jpg] (intriguing & complete)
"Some Other, Better Otto" by [a:Deborah Eisenberg|14458|Deborah Eisenberg|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1282436954p2/14458.jpg] (loved her sentences, Otto's thoughts)
"The Hitchhiking Game" by [a:Milan Kundera|6343|Milan Kundera|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1216972285p2/6343.jpg] (odd in a good way)
"Lovers of Their Time" by [a:William Trevor|16002|William Trevor|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1269201140p2/16002.jpg] (sad laughs and sighs, very British)
"Mouche" by [a:Guy de Maupassant|18791|Guy de Maupassant|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1188821941p2/18791.jpg] (laughed out loud, very French)
"Spring in Fialta" by [a:Vladimir Nobokov|5748012|Vladimir Nobokov|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-347709e8e0c4cd87940bf10aebee7a1c.jpg] (great ending)
"How to be an Other Woman" by [a:Lorrie Moore|11746|Lorrie Moore|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1224046427p2/11746.jpg] (I can't resist New York stories)
"Yours" by [a:Mary Robison|67669|Mary Robison|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1324156236p2/67669.jpg] (I think the shortest story, and the one that made me openly cry)
"Red Rose, White Rose" by [a:Eileen Chang|110226|Eileen Chang|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1248365581p2/110226.jpg] (plan on finding more of her to read)
"Jon" by [a:George Saunders|8885|George Saunders|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1280373759p2/8885.jpg] (a surprising sci-fi story in the mix)
"Something That Needs Nothing" by [a:Miranda July|65678|Miranda July|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1211471153p2/65678.jpg] (Portland-set, very July...but I like July tremendously)
"The Bear Came Over the Mountain" by [a:Alice Munro|6410|Alice Munro|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1245100102p2/6410.jpg] (I don't think I've read a Munro story I didn't like)

I believe that's more than half the stories, making the book worth it to me. It was a wonderful gift from our wedding photographer years ago; I only lament it took me this long to read!