Status Updates From Saints and Charlatans

I REALLY need to stop torturing myself by reading short stories, and just accept the fact that I don't really like this format of story telling.

Way better than I expected.

The first two stories have an element of surprise when the author suddenly flips the personality of characters by exposing their reality. What appears to the outside world is not the reality of the characters. The places and their ambiance are described to perfection and the characters are raw and real which together makes for an interesting read. However, the stories have a melancholic after-taste.