I enjoyed Curtis Sittenfeld Introduction where she explains why she loved each of the 2p stories. I read it after I had finished reading the stories and saw why she included stories I did not particularly like myself. For me, the best stories are Godmother Tea, Something Street, Sibling Rivalry, Kennedy, Octopus Vii, Howl Palace, A Faithful but Melancholy Account of Several Barbarities Lately Committed.