Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory
Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Written with all the scathing dark humor that is a hallmark of BoJack Horseman, Raphael Bob-Waksberg delivers a fabulously off-beat collection of short stories about love—the best and worst thing in the universe.
Featuring:
- A young engaged couple forced to deal with interfering relatives dictating the appropriate number of ritual goat sacrifices for their wedding.
- A pair of lonely commuters who ride the subway in silence, forever, eternally failing to make that longed-for contact.
- A struggling employee at a theme park of U.S. presidents who discovers that love can’t be genetically modified.
- And fifteen more tales of humor, romance, whimsy, cultural commentary, and crushing emotional vulnerability.
Notes
Finished: Feb 2021
Rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I really enjoyed the writing style here. Some of the stories were hit-or-miss. I don’t give out 5-stars lightly but this was really poignant.
- Favorite story was Move Across the Country for its poignant and depressing take on the Sadness that follows you
- Liked all of the honestly spot-on New York City references. The Serial Monogamist’s Guide to New York City Landmarks really drove this one home in a great way. New York is such a spatially-oriented city.
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