If you enjoy character-driven short stories, I recommend picking this up. Baxter's stories are wonderful peeks inside the lives of all sorts of characters, ranging from a recovering alcoholic to a grandmother. I really enjoyed how he focused on the inner lives of the characters, but in a way that seemed natural and worked well for the stories. I also liked that the setting was a constant theme across many of the pieces - they are often set in Michigan, in and around Detroit (from what I can tell at least). I was quite drawn into his style and really enjoyed reading these.