No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (edit title)

• Rated 3 stars

“I enjoyed the style of the writing and the book but the stories did not hold my interest.”

• Rated 2 stars

“I love the website for this book far more than I liked the book. It's disconnected and therefore hard to stick with. It's very hit or miss as far as whether it's an amuzing book or not. It wasn't a hard read but it also wasn't an easy read either. Some parts made me uncomfortable.”

• Rated 2 stars

“I really really wanted to like this book. Really, I did. And some stories really were good... but a lot of times it just got sort of bland. I can't say whether or not you will want to invest money in it. But if nothing else, Ms. July's style is differently cool (and I suggest looking at her other projects, too).”

• Rated 0 stars

“So wonderfully wierd. All of these short stories are entirely original, immensely quirky. They sometimes made me laugh, often made me cringe.”

• Rated 3 stars

“This book was mediocre at best. As I'm sitting here trying to write this review not one short story left an impression enough to even make me remember it. I read it about 7 months ago. I had expectations for it. ”

• Rated 2 stars

“I am not too proud to admit that I simply don't know what all the hubbub is about. I even TRIED to like this book. I read up on her, I saw her film, I even came on here and read the reviews and took tips that people put out. I read one story a day and focused on the material at hand. I really tried. I'm sorry, but I did not see the beauty in this collection. (I will also suggest to those who want to give this book a try, to take breaks between stories because for me, reading them consecutively gave all the characters the same "voice.") I will say that I am not one who reads alot of short stories either. I may have missed something (in this book) with that fact alone. While the characters and stories are unique, I didn't find them particularly interesting. I also find writing that pushes the comfort zone "sexually" a little blase. The stories gave me a sad, haunting, hollow feeling. I did like How to Tell Stories to Children, though. I should've known better to have tried to like this because Dave Eggers gave this book such an enthusiastic "thumbs up." ”

• Rated 2 stars

“Couldn't finish this book. Thought it was trying too hard to be odd and modern. I have a friend who loves her stuff though, just not for me. ”