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I had been under the impression this was a collection of horror stories, and while there's certainly an edge of creepiness in each story so far, it isn't horror, not really. The way each story ever so slightly interlaces with the last is brilliantly done.

McCall Smith is always a good call when I need something to read that is interesting and cozy but not too dumb or too taxing

I find the college admissions process way too gripping.

"It seemed suddenly very sad to Amelia that the best role of Julia's career was as a dog. And that she didn't need a wig to play a poodle." Did not expect the humor streak in this at all :D

Maybe I missed something regarding the setting, but there is some bizarre cartoon racism going on in here (unless people somewhere in this day and age are still worried about too many of "The Blacks" joining basketball teams and mugging them in the middle of games and basically phrase it just like that? Erm...)

I only thought Swamplandia was so-so, but I heard Russell's short story work was much stronger and decided to give this a shot. So far, rather good actually. The title story is decent enough, but the second is about young Japanese women taken away and literally transformed into silkworms and is really pretty great

Fascinating thing, this is