Bill Geist is a small town Central Illinois boy so I am biased in my glowing opinion of him. I enjoyed this book. It wasn't amazing, but had some great stories about the unique and interesting aspect of small town life/festivities. Geist has a fabulous way of writing about small town America without talking down or putting it down. There is no judgment here. Fun read, but it wasn't so great that I just couldn't put it down.