Stories of Hope and Wonder

It pains me a bit to give this such a low score. The cause it is raising money for is definitely worth it, and if you want something in exchange for the donation this is not a bad way to get something. The stories themselves are a mixed bag - there are some gems in there so this is not really a criticism of any individual stories, and always with a short story collection, YMMV depending on your tastes. My main issue is one of how the stories gel together. The themes and styles jump around a lot in here. There is not any real cohesiveness to the whole. The stories are usually on the cleverer side, but the constant twists and ending flips make it exhausting.

This is a collection to dip in and out of. I struggled somewhat - I am a fast and prolific reader but this has taken me several months of small doses in between other reads to get through.

There are good stories in this and the cause is worth the money, but this is not a cohesive collection and needs to be split into more manageable bite-sized chunks