In the Country of Last Things - Paul Auster

I was looking for a good, quick book a bit more complete than a series of short stories and I lucked out by choosing this Paul Auster book.

I'm relatively new to Paul Auster but have enjoyed what I've read from him, and although this was dark it was good. To me it didn't have the same depth as Blindness or The Road, but had a similar tone and 'world gone out of control' context. Somehow, however, it didn't feel as hopeless as The Road to me.