My favorite story in Pretty Monsters, was actually, "Pretty Monsters." I loved that every time the audience realizes that they are hearing a story within a story, you gain something completely different from the narrators point of view. Initially, the audience believes the story is about a little girl who is in love with an older guy, and the story seems innocent enough. Then you realize that the story is actually a story that another character is reading, and a whole new perspective emerges. By the end the audience finds out that the both are stories made up by very similar characters within both of the original stories, and once again the audience gains an entirely new perspective.
It is very impressive that a story that is very short can contain so many layers without becoming so complex that they audience cannot understand it. The transitions between the stories are very smooth helping the reader remain omniscient.
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