Each story was very interesting and some even kept you on the edge of your seat. It was interesting to see how each character reacted to what was happening and how they followed thier instincts. It was interesting how each story ended without a definet ending. It was also interesting how there were single events that could shape the characters lives in some of the stories. In one story we were given to a bartenders thoughts and he struggled with sobriety so by the end you could see some hope that he could resist temptation. The way Salinas childhood poverty shaped her personality in one story was intense. Reading a series of short stories compared to reading a novel is very interesting.