Unfortunately, this was not my type of magical realism. I like that all the stories were connected but I was expecting this collection to be more magical yet, they were all relatively uninteresting. They got slightly weirder as the book progressed but not enough to keep me engaged. Lucking, they were only 2-3 pages long which made the reading experience fast. Highlights: The Tenement, The Elf, Grandpa Shadows, The Family Trade and The Shacks.