This collection beautifully renders the lives of broken, lonely people across America. Tobias's stories are at their best when they try to capture the nuances of complicated relationships and how people manage to survive in the. Particular standouts here Are Vida and Under Her Cellophane Skin, both of which feel complete and yet like they could support entire novels worth of material. Sometimes, it does feel as if Tobias opts for endings that are too easy, wrapping up the stories nicely instead of letting them exist as complicated moments in time.