This is a thoroughly beautiful yet deceptively short read (because you will ponder on it for days after you've laid it down). It is a "crossroads" book at its core, and a must read for anyone in the troublesome in between of circumstance. Beyond its inspiring nihilism (strange, I know), the actual writing contained therein is masterful. I am not easily inspired by single lines or songs but, after reading every short story, I was inspired to write- and mostly in that terrifyingly uncomfortable and foreign poetic format, which made me feel horribly underdressed as I read and wrote without sporting thick eyeliner or darkly shellacked nails. I guess what I'm saying is You Should Read This. It is totally worth the hunt to track down and experience.