I love short stories that are unified. They bypass the only detriment of collected short story collections where it’s so discordant. This has good narration too, and that, I think, makes it even more feel cohesive since it’s the same voice telling these stories. I imagine the print version might feel differently.

There is some really vivid images in this that come from well crafted moments with prose that aren’t punched up to be emotionally manipulative, which makes them kind of haunting in a mundane way, which I thought was really respectful of the subject matter and hyper effective.

As you’d expect, there is some subject matter that is hard to listen to, all of it being from a woman’s perspective and unyielding means that you’re gonna be in it; so be ready for that.