Really interesting, with the source of conflict often being non-physically violent social dynamics that can still wreak havoc on communities, individuals, families, people's lives, etc. It was interesting reading something from this time period, and how often women were referred to by their married name, with sometimes mirror images between a mother and daughter in law, except for the power one wields over the other. Touches upon topics of racism, sexism, mob mentality over silly arbitrary things that  can really ruin someone. I had read "The Tooth" years ago, and thought it was familiar, but did not fully confirm this until we got to the bathroom scene. Which of these women am I? Why didn't I choose a better face? Can I fix it? Why isn't my identity in these papers? Oh, look, a helpful man came to help me, once again. It's crazy how quick she can establish the horror and confusion in identity making, in various stories, and also how enrapturing her use of language is. She purposefully dizzies a reader with complex, longer sentences or show how quickly a social cue disarms us with an entirely different structure. If Jackson wasn't born to be a writer, I don't know who, on planet Earth, is. 

I was personally confused about the groupings of the stories, and also the poetry throughout, to be honest.