In these stories, Greer tackles the different faces of longing. There's love, which Greer portrays as wistful, quiet, and companionable, and belonging to the realm of women. And then there's sexual desire, which is as sharp, painful, and fleeting as a flame. Desire belongs to men, and for men, in Greer's fiction.
My favorite story by far is "Lost Causes," and that's probably because I heard him read it in Missoula, Montana.
If I have to find a flaw in the book's, it's the way Greer spins his plots. Sort of mushy, vague, and overly pretty, the kind of plots typically churned out by graduates of creative writing programs. That said, I can't wait for his novel.