This is such an incredibly varied collection of weird and speculative fiction. Still, from stories that are more in weird fiction and literary territory on to steampunk, the collection is held together by Gunn's attention to detail and incredible concepts. The characters and world-building make a reader feel as if a whole world is being experienced within a few pages, and many of the stories have such humor that the collection stands out for that quality, as well. I admit that a lot of these were more lighthearted and geared toward the humorous than what I normally enjoy--and, truthfully, I could have done entirely without the steampunk stories--but all the same, I'm thrilled to have read the collection because the stand-out stories were so very powerful. Among my favorites were: "Up the Fire Road", "Chop Wood, Carry Water", "Hive Mind Man", "Shed That Guilt! Double Your Productivity Overnight!", and "Phantom Pain". In general, I think I enjoyed the weird fiction and the more literary-leaning stories more so than the steampunk and more outright fantasy, but I'd still recommend the collection to all readers of weird fiction and SFF since I'd say it probably has something for everyone.

Filled with lore, mystery, legend, adventure, and friendship--not to mention found family--Greenteeth is such a wonderful journey to fall into, I read it in just a few sittings. O'Neill's writing is nothing less than magical, and the settings and worlds she brings to life here make the fantasy of the world mesh with what we know to be reality in a really wonderful fashion. I didn't expect half the twists here, and I loved every minute of the adventure. Absolutely recommended.

Super educational and fun to read. This book fits an older age group, but I still managed to get my younger daughter to look at the book here and there.

Excellent book that teaches and remind our youths to always tell the truth. No matter the consequences.

Nice quick book for kids under 2 threes that read often may loose interest

Such an amazing book, now one of my favorites. If you didn't know by the title these girls grew up in 1950s Iran, you would think it was the US. So similar.

Super silly

its a REALLY funny book!!

Loved story & photographs

On one hand, the art style and the colors of this book do a magical job of mirroring the fractured nature of the characters and their experiences, including with mental illness and separation. I also loved the characters and the concept. On the other hand...the pacing felt a bit all over the place, with some early sections feeling incredibly slow-paced, and much of the second half feeling rushed. I wish it had been longer, with more development of the journey at the center of the book, or else with more focus on that journey rather than on the build-up. It also has to be mentioned that the coloring of the print was a serious issue for me. Graphic novels can strain my eyes at the best of times, but there were a lot of choices here that made it worse than usual--yellowish-orange print on top of yellow background, black print on ink that's so dark it would stand in for black in another book (super-dark violet/blue), and dark grayish-lavender print on top of that same super-dark shading. This isn't to mention the sections of dialogue that were glossed over in a way that made them look somewhat faded (clearly a design choice and not a printing issue). All told, there were just far too many pages where I was struggling to read, even in good light, to the extent that I was taken completely out of the story. If I could figure out who made that choice, exactly, I'd probably avoid future works by them, though I don't think there's any way of telling in this case. All told, I'm not sure where to end up with it or whether to recommend it, much as I loved aspects of it. I think I'd certainly look into the writer's future works, but I'd probably glance through a print copy in the store before bringing it home. I think I'll do the same with future GNs from the publisher also, in case that's where the design issue stemmed from.