"Bluebeard's Egg" by Margaret Atwood

Not a particularly cheery set of short stories by Margaret Atwood. It took me awhile to read them all, but from what I can remember, they're mostly from the point of view of sad women.

"The Safety of Objects" by A. M. Homes

This was quite an unpleasant short story collection told from the point of view of mentally "odd" people. One wonders how normal they appear to their family and friends.

“The Girl who was Saturday Night” by Heather O’Neill

I don’t understand the title but I enjoyed this book very much. O’Neill has a unique poetic voice, and she captures the spirit of Montreal so very well. Her heroine is amazing to acquire a high school diploma despite her living conditions. And I like the character of Misha very much... an overweight much older former boyfriend, who has true fatherly affection for the heroine. You never know where you will find true humanity.