A diverse, if uneven, collection of short stories that run a gamut of experiences and feature an array of characters and perspectives. ( )

Not your typical short stories.
Very few had a plot or even central conflict. It's more like you're a fly and you buzz in and out of homes to witness snippets of life happening all over space and time.

Many of the characters are middle-aged, often divorced or in unhappy marriages (sometimes just co-habituating) and/or there has been infidelity in the relationships.

Some of the stories are peculiar, making me wonder if I totally missed the point once I got to the end. Perhaps I did, as I raced through many of the stories instead of slowly digesting them one by one.

I liked the one where the meterologists go on strike and there's no weather, the one where the writer avoids the letter I and narrates the experience. There were a few others, too, but on the whole, I'd say I am more of a short story traditionalist. ( )

Hienoja pieniä tarinoita, mutta kokoelma on niin järeä, että loppupuolella alkaa jo uuvuttaa. ( )

A wonderful collection of stories from a range of perspectives and evoking a range of responses. My favourite was "Absence", written without the use of the letter i! ( )