The author does not let the stories speak for themselves. I found many questions arising about the strangeness of the stories, but no attempt was made to answer them. And because there is no probing reflection applied, some stories look contrived. Strangeness that is not scrutinized just looks like someone seeing what they want to see.The stories read as if all involved enjoy being mystified and have no interest in rationality and understanding. In fact, one story seemed like a pathetic justification, born of regret.The author says, "...I have no explanation for these strange romantic encounters." There is no indication anywhere that he tried to find one, and plenty of weight of evidence that he actually tried to avoid one. Otherwise, guess what? Maybe no book!