Thunderstruck & other stories

I read Elizabeth McCracken's Thunderstruck right after finishing [b:Beneath the Bonfire: Stories 23014607 Beneath the Bonfire Stories Nickolas Butler https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1416846902s/23014607.jpg 42580746], another collection of short stories. My main problem with that book was that, despite the good characters and writing, very few of the stories made an impact. With Thunderstruck, the opposite is true.Almost every story was memorable, engaging and poignant. Every one of them had real weight in addition to great writing, and the collection never felt random, it made sense for these nine stories to be together. Highly recommended.