Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories: Raphael Bob-Waksberg

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Rufus” is narrated by a dog named Rufus. Rufus attempts to be a good friend and companion to his owner. His owner enters a relationship, which soon ends tumultuously. Rufus then comforts his owner.

From the author of Fight Club, comes a dark, irreverent, hilarious, and brilliant satire about adolescence, Hell, and the Devil. The collection’s opening story, for example, begins with a fairly mundane setting: A first date takes a curious turn when a woman is offered salted circus cashews by her suitor. Bob-Waksberg heightens the tension slowly. The story goes on to detail the message written on the cashew can, which reveals the woman’s ambivalence—in the past, she’s encountered a series of cans filled with snakes. It’s an absurd premise, to be sure, but the trepidation resonates. The fine print on the can’s label ends the story: “This time is different; I promise you it’s different. Why would I lie to you? Why would I want to hurt you? This time there is no snake waiting. This time things are going to be wonderful.” This is better read than explained so I just suggest you read this if you like romance and dark humor that makes you believe a little more in the real type of love and everything that comes with loving people. Very highly recommended. ↢

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These Are Facts – probably the one I liked least in the collection, following a teenage girl’s reunion with her estranged half-brother on a family vacation. I liked the writing, but the story itself didn’t hook me quite enough. The "dazzling, exhilarating" ( San Francisco Chronicle) debut novel from one of this century's most groundbreaking writers Bob-Waksberg: Working on a TV show has really helped me to think visually, because I [naturally] think in terms of dialogue, or internal thoughts, first. Often, as a reader, I am less interested in scene description … I don’t have a lot of character descriptions [in the collection] because I like the idea that people can read this story and feel like, Oh, this is me. I think when you hear, “Her blue eyes sparkle,” you might go, Oh, I guess it’s not me then. You imagine the kids you’ll have, the family vacations and anniver­sary dinners, the way you’ll help each other with the dishes, the way you’ll interrupt and editorialize each other’s stories and jokes, the way you’ll promise to never go to bed angry, even if that means—as it often will—staying up all night arguing. Lies We Told Each Other (a partial list) – a sketch of a relationship, from beginning to painful end, rendered in single brushstroke phrases that paint a sparse-yet-totally-specific picture of the way things can deteriorate over time.you want to know what plays are like?" which is a bittersweet story about a family mess. bitter because it's terribly sad. sweet because it's beautifully written. I fell in love with you a little bit, in that stupid way where you completely make up a fictional version of the person you’re looking at and fall in love with that person.” At one point, Eric looked at you and, grinning, said, “Hey, you’ve got a little . . .” and as he reached for your face, you instinctively jerked away from his hand. You didn’t mean anything by it, this flinch—it just happened—but in an instant, the whole day fell apart.