[JSWolf]

I did not find this to be modern. I found it to be old fashioned. I found some of the characters to be silly and were made out to be stupid. The book started off with a similar feel to Lake Wobegon stories until it stopped doing so in the first story.

I didn't find it amusing. I didn't find the characters interesting. I fount it dull and lifeless with characters I could case less about. I found I didn't care for the people, what happened to them, or the place. To me the stories feel like a caricature of real life.