The Best Stories from the Collection “Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory”
“There are two kinds of people, he thought,” concludes one of the vignettes at the beginning of the book. “The people you don’t want to touch because you’re afraid you’re going to break them, and the people you want to break.”
So what follows throughout the short story collection Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory is a series of tales and narratives with a theme as old as time: love. But how it plows through the pitfalls, complexities, and near-stereotypes of heterosexual relationships is what makes the book unique.
The author Raphael Bob-Waksberg, who is also the creator of the critically-acclaimed adult animated dark comedy series BoJack Horseman, weaves his stories in bizarre, fantastical perspectives with a perfect blend of sarcastic wit, humor, and sincerity. The end product is an emotional roller coaster spectacle; it simultaneously makes you laugh and leaves you in your feelings. And that’s what makes the book a remarkable reading experience.
All eighteen stories in the collection have their unique merits. Admittedly, some may also be a bit too experimental for their own good, but several stories just stick out and touch you quite more than the others.
