Machado has a good writing style and knows how to weave an intriguing story, but I didn't like the constant feeling of confusion and feeling like I would need to read a PhD level paper dissecting her work to understand most of it. It often felt like we were being weird just for the sake of being weird. I enjoyed The Husband Stitch, Inventory, Eight Bites, The Resident, and Difficult at Parties. The others were more on the "just ok" side for me.