I just finished reading Drown, by Junot Diaz, and also The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, by Sherman Alexie. I loved these short story books because I could feel an underlying theme in each of them. In Drown it's all about hopelessness in Dom. Republic and NJ. In Lone Ranger and Tonto it's all about hopelessness again, this time with some humor, on the indian reservation. I'm looking for another short story like these books. Not necessarily the hopelessness aspect but just short story books with interesting themes. Any suggestions? Thanks.