A collection of short stories looking at family, relationships, friendships and human experience. I really enjoy Emma Cline's writing - I don't think this was a stand out short story collection for me but I still enjoyed my time reading this story. Ever since The Girls, I've loved Emma Cline's writing and her style always resonates with me in different ways. She has a brilliant way of writing scenes or atmospheres that feel a bit seedy and sticky whether it's because of what the characters are doing or saying, or the literal heat and environment in the story - it makes you want a shower and I felt the same way about The Girls as I did with certain stories in this book. There was one story in particular that felt like it may have, at one point, been a short story that developed into The Girls novel as it has a similar feel and theme (aka cult vibes).