Like many short story collections, this was a mixed bag, but I enjoyed it much better than some other collections I have read this year. My favourites are When Mr Pirzada Came to Dine, A Temporary Matter and The Third and Final Continent. Even the stories that I didn't like as much still carried the themes of migration, family and assimilation/alienation (among other things), which made the collection feel very cohesive, which I like in short stories. I also really enjoyed her writing style. She writes very subtly but with such vibrancy and detail that the scenes and characters really jumped off the page (particularly the food!). 
 Overall, even though I found some of the stories a bit lacklustre, I would recommend to others to read as a whole set anyway given the richness of the themes explored in each.