4.11 avg rating — 1,163 ratings

"It's the best short story collection I've ever read. It's sexual, sensual, human, just all-around depth that I have never experienced especially considering the brevity of the stories. My first experience with Barbara Gowdy, who I now consider my favorite author. It hooked me."

3.77 avg rating — 3,788 ratings

"Told from the perspective of elephants, it engaged me in a way I wouldn't have thought fathomable."