Each story is somehow both desolate and invigorating. Although "Filthy Animals" (Riverhead, 288 pp., ★★★★ out of four) is a short story collection, about half of its pages track the same ...

Brandon Taylor's book "Filthy Animals" is a collection of stories ... I don't think it's contagious, Lionel said. Good, because I don't have a great immune system, and, like, it's socially ...