The stories in REVENGE are not only decidedly quirky, they’re also disturbingly sinister—a fiendish literary potpourri of trenchant humor, laughable absurdities, shameless irreverences, peculiar plot twists, sexual shenanigans, and whimsical wordplay.But a collection like this wouldn’t be nearly as darkly amusing without generous portions of violence, betrayal, loathsome characters, and the sweet, healing catharsis of revenge.