Geiger Counter: Raised by Wolves and Other Stories - Sci-Fi Short Story Collection for Book Lovers & Gift Ideas" （注：根据您提供的原标题，这似乎是一个文学作品而非跨境电商商品。我已按文学作品方向优化，若实际为科学仪器类商品请告知）

First, this book is very well written. It’s no surprise that Geiger is a long-term journalist; he has obviously been around his subject matter and knows what he’s doing as a writer.In general, the book is clever, barbershop chatty, and filled with unique insights that are intelligently and entertainingly clever without being cutesy or kitschy. The stories are insightful, comforting, and reassuring renderings of everyday life, with frequent comical and philosophical elements seamlessly tucked in.Geiger has a philosopher’s tendency to go down rabbit holes (not a criticism – philosophy-oriented writers do it all the time) – but he uses it to flesh out rather than distract from his main message. In the Giants chapter he may have gone off the main narrative arc for a little too long, although he then adroitly came back to it, as I sensed he would. The rest of the chapters are structurally quite coherent and balanced. In his (hopefully) future books I look forward to him going more deeply into his philosophical side while continuing to be humorous, imaginative, and insightful.The way he can take the slightest event and make a great story out of it reminds me a little of Garrison Keilor, who’s typically more languid and mellow whereas Geiger is more punchy. In fact, about two-thirds of the way through the book he started getting even more acutely expressive, though still in a delightfully artistic way. As a Midwesterner myself, I enjoyed his insider’s insights on this culturally rich but oft-forgotten area of the country. Maybe that’s why I also detected shades of Mark Twain in this book. In addition, the author’s fondness for Hemmingway was most welcome.This is a great regional read from a gifted writer; go for it.