I genuinely loved some of the stories in this, enjoyed many of them, and didn't care for a few. All in all, a decent anthology . I don't know if I'd strongly recommend it to anyone, but there are certainly worse things out there to read. 
 Favorites: 
 "The Erlking" by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum 
 "Dapplegrim" by Brian Evenson 
 "Halfway People" by Karen Joy Fowler (my absolute favorite from the collection, and now I'm resolved to seek out more by this author!) 
 "The Mermaid in the Tree" by Timothy Schaffert 
 "What the Conch Shell Sings When the Body is Gone" by Katherine Vaz 
 "Teague O'Kane and the Corpse" by Chris Adrian 
 "The Color Master" by Aimee Bender (second favorite) 
 "Blue-Bearded Lover" by Joyce Carol Oates 
 2016 reading challenge: a book based on a fairy tale