Books like At the Sign of the Naked Waiter

Herrick's prose is some of the most beautiful I've read in a while. Each sentence is deliciously simple and descriptive - I wish I could crawl into her brain and see the world the way she does. The book was meticulously crafted, and felt almost like a selection of linked short stories - each chapter was set years apart and contained a basically complete story. Because of this, I had a bit of trouble getting grounded in the world. I also struggled with the tone - it was so close to reality, and yet magic and fairy-tale-like qualities were dispersed generously throughout. It left me feeling a little discombobulated, and like maybe the author didn't know entirely what they were aiming for? But DAYUMMM the quality of the writing was so good that she could have written anything and I would have loved it. Straight up an inspiringly good writer. I will definitely seek out more by her.