I am determined to finish this book at some point but for now it's a DNF. I picked it up used on eBay thru a recommendation on booktube - but I really just couldn't get through it. Some of the stories were good - admittedly they were so good that they make me want to finish it, but there were several that just tarnished the whole collection. And this is because they painted taboo topics in a normal light - which is difficult for me to read, to be quite frank (and by taboo, I mean explicitly incest and pedophilia). I think perhaps it's due to the perception of the book that I saw in reviews, on how wonderful it was. Several of the stories just really were gross, and I'm sure I'm in a minority for thinking that way, after all it has a 3.5 star rating. I don't believe that no one should read this book, but I think myself personally struggled with the topics mentioned, and I think the book rating would've increased tenfold had this small percentage of stories been cut in the edit. Unfortunately a 2 star for me, although no hate to Miranda July and her writing style, some of the stories are the reason why its not a 1 star. I just cannot reconcile the fantastic stories with the triggering stories for me.