out of the girls' room and into the night

My temporary inability to commit to a novel was forgotten with Thisbe Nissen's out of the girls' room and into the night. I read Nissen's first novel about ten years ago and her second novel last summer. I like the way she writes-- nothing earth-shattering, but it's good. It seems like she's comfortable with her voice so the writing comes off very natural. I found this collection of short stories used a while back and decided to give it a try when I was in my reading slump. There weren't any stories I didn't like, though there were a couple of two page stories that were lacking and felt unfinished to me. I especially enjoyed "The Mushroom Girl," "Flowers in the Dustbin, Poison in the Human Machine," and "819 Walnut." It wasn't the best short story collection I've read, but I wasn't disappointed either.