Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories
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- Author：Raphael Bob-Waksberg
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Summary
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
NPR - THE A。V。 CLUB
From the creator of the beloved and universally acclaimed television series BoJack Horseman， a fabulously off-beat collection of short stories about love--the best and worst thing in the universe。
"Complex， daring， emotional， and unique， with notes of melancholic brilliance and an aftertaste of subtle elation: it is hard to describe the writing of Raphael Bob-Waksberg without sounding like Frasier discussing wine。"
--B。 J。 Novak， author of One More Thing
Written with all the scathing dark humor that is a hallmark of BoJack Horseman， Raphael Bob-Waksberg's stories will make you laugh， weep， and shiver in uncomfortably delicious recognition。 In "A Most Blessed and Auspicious Occasion，" a young couple engaged to be married is forced to deal with interfering relatives dictating the appropriate number of ritual goat sacrifices for their wedding。 "Missed Connection--m4w" is the tragicomic tale of a pair of lonely commuters eternally failing to make that longed-for contact。 And in "More of the You That You Already Are，" a struggling employee at a theme park of dead presidents finds that love can't be genetically modified。
Equally at home with the surreal and the painfully relatable （and both at once）， Bob-Waksberg delivers a killer combination of humor， romance， whimsy， cultural commentary， and crushing emotional vulnerability。
NPR - THE A。V。 CLUB
From the creator of the beloved and universally acclaimed television series BoJack Horseman， a fabulously off-beat collection of short stories about love--the best and worst thing in the universe。
"Complex， daring， emotional， and unique， with notes of melancholic brilliance and an aftertaste of subtle elation: it is hard to describe the writing of Raphael Bob-Waksberg without sounding like Frasier discussing wine。"
--B。 J。 Novak， author of One More Thing
Written with all the scathing dark humor that is a hallmark of BoJack Horseman， Raphael Bob-Waksberg's stories will make you laugh， weep， and shiver in uncomfortably delicious recognition。 In "A Most Blessed and Auspicious Occasion，" a young couple engaged to be married is forced to deal with interfering relatives dictating the appropriate number of ritual goat sacrifices for their wedding。 "Missed Connection--m4w" is the tragicomic tale of a pair of lonely commuters eternally failing to make that longed-for contact。 And in "More of the You That You Already Are，" a struggling employee at a theme park of dead presidents finds that love can't be genetically modified。
Equally at home with the surreal and the painfully relatable （and both at once）， Bob-Waksberg delivers a killer combination of humor， romance， whimsy， cultural commentary， and crushing emotional vulnerability。
Reviews
Sherry
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Enjoyed the playful writing but the stories felt a bit cliche and didn’t really hit emotionally the way it seems like they were meant to。 Ended up DNF-ing midway but might try to give it another chance sometime
Nicole McCrea
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Sometimes you read books that are real and deep and sad and funny - and the entire spectrum。 This was one of those books。Someone had recommended it to me and had failed to tell me it was a collection of short stories。 I wouldn't have read it if I had known - I don't usually enjoy short stories。 Thankfully， they did not tell me or I would have missed out。Sometimes this book made me laugh out loud: planning a wedding， the antics of the superheroes， the dry humor， the on-point'edness of plays （Lord Sometimes you read books that are real and deep and sad and funny - and the entire spectrum。 This was one of those books。Someone had recommended it to me and had failed to tell me it was a collection of short stories。 I wouldn't have read it if I had known - I don't usually enjoy short stories。 Thankfully， they did not tell me or I would have missed out。Sometimes this book made me laugh out loud: planning a wedding， the antics of the superheroes， the dry humor， the on-point'edness of plays （Lord， all the shit about plays！）。 And somehow， pages or paragraphs or sentences later， I am flayed。 The realness of what it means to be an individual， all your experiences and memories and choices。 What it means to be lonely， to say goodbye。 I finished this book and thought - I want to spend my time only caring about the important stuff in my life rather than stressing about all the bullshit。 This book made me think about my life， what I want， who I want to be。 That， to me， is a worthwhile read。 。。。more
Miranda
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This book broke me in all the best ways。
Joan_
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Solo 3 parole:💥 IRONICO💥 SINCERO💥 RIFLESSIVO
Dion Cordero
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It’s a collection of short stories。 Some touched my heart， some lacked that power。 Some I love， some I got bored reading。
R Lai
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This collection of short stories has the same dark humor， wistfulness and absurdity of Bojack Horseman。 Some stories were definitely better than others， probably having to do with how much you can relate to it， but they all manage to make you laugh at one moment and sad the next。
Kaila Minei
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I really enjoyed this book。 The author created Bojack Horseman （one of my favorite tv shows） so I had high expectations （which were met）。 This was a beautiful collection of stories that didn't take themself too seriously but seriously enough that I laughed out loud at times， and cried several times （in public once）。 The language is extremely accessible。 Raphael Bob-Waksberg artfully articulates the feelings of anxiety， pessimism， responsibility， and heartbreak that I feel/felt。 Would recommend t I really enjoyed this book。 The author created Bojack Horseman （one of my favorite tv shows） so I had high expectations （which were met）。 This was a beautiful collection of stories that didn't take themself too seriously but seriously enough that I laughed out loud at times， and cried several times （in public once）。 The language is extremely accessible。 Raphael Bob-Waksberg artfully articulates the feelings of anxiety， pessimism， responsibility， and heartbreak that I feel/felt。 Would recommend to all my friends。 。。。more
Amanda Tang
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This was a really weird book but uniquely funny from time to time。 Each story is narrated in a kinda outrageous manner but has an underlying meaning for readers to discover which I thought was pretty clever of the author。
Somesh Bhatia
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It was such a well written book。 Be ready to ride an emotional coaster once you pickup this book。
Vivian
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My favourites:The Average of All Possible ThingsMissed Connection - m4wSalted Circus Cashews， Swear to GodMove across the countryThe Serial Monogamist’s Guide to Important New York City LandmarksWe Men of Science
MAROONDA
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Solid 3。5 stars。 To preface， I’m someone who reads mostly in the spec-fic subgenres， but I felt like what I heard about Bob-Waksberg’s eccentric storytelling pushed this collection far enough into my area of interest。 If nothing else， Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory contains some pretty intriguing explorations of form – we’re talking short stories captured in bulleted lists， pseudo board game instructions， poetry imitating that of cheesy Hallmark cards， etc。 The one thing tha Solid 3。5 stars。 To preface， I’m someone who reads mostly in the spec-fic subgenres， but I felt like what I heard about Bob-Waksberg’s eccentric storytelling pushed this collection far enough into my area of interest。 If nothing else， Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory contains some pretty intriguing explorations of form – we’re talking short stories captured in bulleted lists， pseudo board game instructions， poetry imitating that of cheesy Hallmark cards， etc。 The one thing that stays the same across the various stories is Bob-Waksberg’s narrative voice， which sounds a bit like Holden Caulfield if he had a better sense of humor。 Although it’s not the kind of style I usually gravitate towards， it’s really charming when paired with absurdist plots and themes of love， all meandering sentences and repetitive vocabulary that somehow end up effectively describing feelings that seemed previously indescribable。 Though there’s a lot to like about this book， I have to say that the shorter stories in the collection are what pulled the rating down for me。 I’m not the biggest fan of flash fiction （which is what the very shortest of the stories were bordering on）， so while those brief pieces were still fun to read， most of them seem to be either 1） tailored to suit a specific experimental element rather than leveraging the experimental element to serve the story， or 2） written around a very quotable but unsubtle conclusion about the nature of love。 The longer stories generally avoid the above and come across as more organic in their whimsy， which I prefer。 If you’re only planning to read a few stories from the collection， I’d recommend the following: “The Serial Monogamist’s Guide to Important New York City Landmarks，” “Up-and-Comers，” “Rufus，” “Rules for Taboo，” and “The Average of All Possible Things。” 。。。more
Angie425
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3。5Bardzo podobało mi się przedstawienie na tak różne sposoby （i w tak różnych formach） tematu jakim jest miłość。 Najbardziej przemówiły do mnie opowiadania w nietypowych formach （m。in。 Krótkie historie， Nasze wzajemne kłamstwa， Lunch z osobą， która cię rzuciła， Zasady gry w tabu）。 A z tych bardziej „typowych” opowiadań to - Przenajświętsza i najpomyślniejsza uroczystość oraz Przewodnik seryjnej monogamistki po ważnych miejscach Nowego Jorku。 Mam też wrażenie， że więcej można wyciągnąć z tego zb 3。5Bardzo podobało mi się przedstawienie na tak różne sposoby （i w tak różnych formach） tematu jakim jest miłość。 Najbardziej przemówiły do mnie opowiadania w nietypowych formach （m。in。 Krótkie historie， Nasze wzajemne kłamstwa， Lunch z osobą， która cię rzuciła， Zasady gry w tabu）。 A z tych bardziej „typowych” opowiadań to - Przenajświętsza i najpomyślniejsza uroczystość oraz Przewodnik seryjnej monogamistki po ważnych miejscach Nowego Jorku。 Mam też wrażenie， że więcej można wyciągnąć z tego zbiorku po ponownym przeczytaniu， tak by nie zastanawiać się nad teścią i zakończeniem poszczególnych opowiadań， a bardziej nad interpretacją i nad tym， co ukryte między wierszami。 Dlatego myślę， że kiedyś do niego wrócę。 Dużo fajnych cytatów。„Pomnika nie buduje się od podstaw - rzeźbi się go z marmurowego bloku - i często się zastanawiam， czy nas też kształtują cechy， których nam brakuje; obrysowuje nas pusta przestrzeń， gdzie kiedyś był marmur” 。。。more
Vivecka
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pertinent read to start off the year
Elle ♡
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A collection of wonderful weird short stories on love！ my favorites are: > missed connection > lies we told each other （a partial list） > move across the country > the average of all possible things
Ksusha
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While it may not carry the same punch that Bojack Horseman does， “Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory” is a pretty fun， somber and absurdist collections of short stories focusing on relationships。 It may not make the most original statements about love， but it delivers it in an entertaining format that is hard to put down and some quotes that really hit home。Some fave stories: Lunch With The Person Who Dumped You， ❤️ Rufus ❤️， The Average of All Possible Things
Sara Filippi
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Una grandissima scoperta。 Racconti dissacranti e amarissimi， piacevoli quanto per alcuni può essere piacevole rimuovere la crosticina sopra una piccola ferita -sempre lei， sempre la stessa。 Sempre quella feritina/feritoia attraverso la quale guardiamo il mondo con meno disincanto， e forse per questo viviamo se non felici e contenti quantomeno sardonici e sinceri。
Sarah
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Bizzare， but in a meaningful manner。 What else could be expected from the creator of Bojack Horseman？Out of all these short stories only two or three were not good。 The rest of them， even if they were one page in length， were absolutely engrossing。 The characters， the scenes， the awkward situations everything was well explained and established。 And， ofcourse， it was funny。 It was mainly about love and the stupidity of love and the absurdity of love and the， you know， the whole concept of love。 I Bizzare， but in a meaningful manner。 What else could be expected from the creator of Bojack Horseman？Out of all these short stories only two or three were not good。 The rest of them， even if they were one page in length， were absolutely engrossing。 The characters， the scenes， the awkward situations everything was well explained and established。 And， ofcourse， it was funny。 It was mainly about love and the stupidity of love and the absurdity of love and the， you know， the whole concept of love。 In the beginning I thought there was only going to be romantic relationship stuffs but then it started to dive into variety of love。 Like the love for a stranger or your stepbrother you never met。 There was even a story from a dog's perspective and it was so devastating， I can't-Would definitely recommend even if you haven't watched the show。 It is rare to find a good short story collection。 。。。more
Ella Pang
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and of course it exceeded my expectations。 not at all cringe-ily comedic （as some would think bojack is） and it reminds me of what i would write myself。 raphael bob-waksberg need to write more books！！！ right now！！！！
lara
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4。5 i liked most of the stories except for a couple that just weren’t for me and were so hard to get through but i really enjoyed the writing style。
Ellen
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Weird and wonderful。 The stories were laugh out loud funny at times but also heartfelt and contemplative。 “A Most Blessed and Auspicious Occasion” and “The Average of All Possible Things” were standout stories for me。 The cast that narrates the audiobook was also great。
Varshini
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This was so weirdly wonderful， melancholy and laugh-out-loud funny all at once。 Definitely listen to the audio！
Marge
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I actually expected a lot from this book bc the first few pages were soooo good but meh
Rebecca Jonas
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Well written， and impressive and touching at times。 Love stories playing upon familiar tropes， many taking place in alternate realities or familiar worlds with weird twists。
Vvivian
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Cried and laugh and cried and laughed
tates 🧘♀️
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If you hadn’t told me that this was written by the same guy who created BoJack Horseman， I feel like I would’ve been able to come to that conclusion on my own
Dorothea Caposito
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literally fucking amazing
maria mariana
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amei demais。 quero o prox livro desse autor pra ontem
Alexis Vana
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I don't know how to describe this collection other than it's my favorite collection of short stories I've ever read。 Very goofy， painfully relatable。 I don't know how to describe this collection other than it's my favorite collection of short stories I've ever read。 Very goofy， painfully relatable。 。。。more
Celeste
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È talmente bravo che anche i ringraziamenti fanno commuovere
Darby Leiber
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