The first novella which spans around the first 110 pages or so really required a new, unseen level of patience. So much so that I got halfway through and skipped to the next story. I'm not sure what everyone else has read but holy hell that was an exercise in futility. After that though, I found I really enjoyed the other 3 stories.

Prize Stock was enjoyable and definitely a portal back in time.

Teach Us To Outgrow Our Madness was an earnest and well-written portrayal of a man struggling with his child's disabilities, finding a very sympathetic way to cope.

Aghwee the Sky Monster was my favorite as it had what I consider essential to the best storytelling, everything it shows you has a purpose.

If the book was purely the last three stories, it'd be a 4-4.5 easy. Having suffered through too much of the first story, a solid 3.