I had a lot of fun with this book, apparently more than the majority of people who read it. It's probably in part thanks to the phenomenal audiobook; the narrator is very good at giving each woman her distinct voice! The retellings were fun, and pretty creative in the way they were modernized; the writing was good; I agree though that the book could've benefitted from more interaction between the women, because it reads a bit like a collection of short stories, and though there is a common thread between them, I expected more depth in the present day scenes and not only comedic relief. There were some interesting ideas around trauma and the spectacle of tragedy (how we, the general public, tend to want to know everything about true crime and horrible affairs and forget that they happened to real people...), but I wish they were explored much, much further. Also, a good chunk of this book is about reality TV specifically and its (mis)treatment of women by how it frames them, which I wasn't expecting going into the book and wasn't 100% sold on. I think I would've prefered it if the book dealt with a broader range of the woman experience, or at least if equal time was given to each theme. My favorite story is probably Ruby's, because I loved how she dealt with the loss/blurring of memory surrounding a traumatic event and how it was never really made clear if what happened to her was metaphorical or literal. Overall, great idea, satisfying execution, but could've been even better!