Rags & bones

I really enjoyed this collection of short stories, for the most part. Each story also included a note from the author discussing which short story they drew their inspiration from and what that story and its themes meant to them, which was really interesting to read.

My out and out favorites from the collection were Neil Gaiman's “The Sleeper and the Spindle” and Holly Black's “Millcara”. I also enjoyed Melissa Marr's “Awakened” and Kami Garcia's “The Soul Collector”, but grew to appreciate them more upon reading the author's notes on the stories and their inspirations (Marr's linking selkies to feminism and Garcia's linking the themes in “Rumpelstiltskin” to the damage done by drugs and violence in inner cities).