One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
By B. J. Novak
Read by B. J. Novak and various narrators
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WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCES by Lena Dunham, Jenna Fischer, Mindy Kaling, Julianne Moore, Carey Mulligan, Katy Perry, Jason Schwartzman, Emma Thompson, and Rainn Wilson B.J. Novak's One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories is an endlessly entertaining, surprisingly sensitive, and startlingly original debut that signals the arrival of a brilliant new voice in American fiction. A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes—only to discover how claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins—turning for help to the famed motivator himself. A new arrival in Heaven, overwhelmed with options, procrastinates over a long-ago promise to visit his grandmother. We also meet Sophia, the first artificially intelligent being capable of love, who falls for a man who might not be ready for it himself; a vengeance-minded hare, obsessed with scoring a rematch against the tortoise who ruined his life; and post-college friends who try to figure out how to host an intervention in the era of Facebook. Along the way, we learn why wearing a red T-shirt every day is the key to finding love, how February got its name, and why the stock market is sometimes just . . . down. Finding inspiration in questions from the nature of perfection to the icing on carrot cake, One More Thing has at its heart the most human of phenomena: love, fear, hope, ambition, and the inner stirring for the one elusive element that might just make a person complete. Across a dazzling range of subjects, themes, tones, and narrative voices, the many pieces in this collection are like nothing else, but they have one thing in common: they share the playful humor, deep heart, sharp eye, inquisitive mind, and altogether electrifying spirit of a writer with a fierce devotion to the entertainment of the reader.
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Summary
Summary
A New York Times bestseller
A 2014 New York Times Editor’s Choice
A Los Angeles Times bestseller
An NPR bestseller
A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller
A Chicago Tribune bestseller
A Publishers Weekly bestseller
One of Audible’s Best Audiobooks of 2014
B.J. Novak's One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories is an endlessly entertaining, surprisingly sensitive, and startlingly original debut that signals the arrival of a brilliant new voice in American fiction.
A boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes—only to discover how claiming the winnings might unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins—turning for help to the famed motivator himself. A new arrival in Heaven, overwhelmed with options, procrastinates over a long-ago promise to visit his grandmother. We also meet Sophia, the first artificially intelligent being capable of love, who falls for a man who might not be ready for it himself; a vengeance-minded hare, obsessed with scoring a rematch against the tortoise who ruined his life; and post-college friends who try to figure out how to host an intervention in the era of Facebook. Along the way, we learn why wearing a red T-shirt every day is the key to finding love, how February got its name, and why the stock market is sometimes just . . . down.
Finding inspiration in questions from the nature of perfection to the icing on carrot cake, One More Thing has at its heart the most human of phenomena: love, fear, hope, ambition, and the inner stirring for the one elusive element that might just make a person complete. Across a dazzling range of subjects, themes, tones, and narrative voices, the many pieces in this collection are like nothing else, but they have one thing in common: they share the playful humor, deep heart, sharp eye, inquisitive mind, and altogether electrifying spirit of a writer with a fierce devotion to the entertainment of the reader.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Reviews
Reviews
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Celebrity Voice Cast and Gut Busting Humor
- Holy Jeez this book was a freakin' riot! It had me laughing out loud almost every track. Comedy gold. Do yourself a favor and pick this up. Now.
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FUN
- Loved this quirky book! I’ve been a fan of B.J. Novak’s TV writing and acting and was thrilled when I heard he wrote a book. It’s a departure from other celebrity books in that it’s nearly nothing about B.J. himself, but instead of collection of short stories and anecdotes that are peculiar and hilarious. Sarcastic and witty, this is pure fun and so entertaining. It’s probably suited to specific tastes as most humor books are, and so it may not appeal to everyone, but the blend of stories seems like it could get a laugh from a pretty wide audience. I can’t imagine anyone else narrating this other than the author with his dry humor, but he does have narration help from a fun collection of recognizable voices, especially for fans of The Office.
Details
Details
Available Formats : | Digital Download |
Category: | Fiction/Literary |
Runtime: | 6.81 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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