I know I am a little late getting this up, just been super busy writing a fifteen page paper for another class.

So, my favorite short story in Pretty Monsters was "Magic for Beginners." I loved all the characters, themes and the way they all relate to a television show. I guess I sort of related to this story because I absolutely love television and I also seem to grow attached to the characters and stories like I am actually living their life.

Compared to the story "The Wrong Grave" that I had to talk about in class a couple of weeks ago, "Magic for Beginners" was longer, more thorough and it also left you wanting more at the end. Like you really wanted to know if Fox was still alive. Link's way of cutting off the reader is frustrating sometimes, but at others it leaves your own imagination to pick your own ending that you wanted to happen.