A review by meganmilks
Because They Wanted to, by Mary Gaitskill

gaitskill sifts through characters' memories in ways that at first seem a tad cliche, "i-know-where-this-is-going", but invariably veer elsewhere. heartbreaking, gutwrenching, etc. (whatever happened to those toddlers???) these stories tell me to cut off my tongue whenever i feel the urge to diss narrative realism.