Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction. Though many of the stories gathered here were published separately, there are several themes common to them all, giving them new meaning in the context of this collection.
This book was quirky and somewhat of a chore to get through. I read it for a Postmodern Literature class, and I'm not sure I would have finished it if I didn't have a quiz on it :)