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A review by dreadandsolace
Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Solace: I truly love the collection of short-format and this was so creatively done with short stories, letters, lists, bullets, and poems - a mix of everything but all tied together by the theme of love and all its forms. Bob-Waksberg has an incredible gift of telling human experiences - things we've all been through at some point in our lives - in a most absurd, humorous, and refreshing way. It's like losing the love of your life? Yeah, dinosaur break-ups are rough. I was so thoroughly entertained reading this while also heavily relating to the coming and going of love in relationships.
The Dread: There were a couple of times when I lost the train - there was one story with too many characters and traits for me to hang onto, but it illuminated just how real and easy Bob-Waksberg's character writing is - because even though I couldn't keep track of who was who - I was able to relate to them and assign my identifiers to them.
Overall, this was beautifully absurd and hilariously relatable in the saddest of ways. I definitely recommend it as a wonderful escape and a deeper cut into the love in your life.
The Dread: There were a couple of times when I lost the train - there was one story with too many characters and traits for me to hang onto, but it illuminated just how real and easy Bob-Waksberg's character writing is - because even though I couldn't keep track of who was who - I was able to relate to them and assign my identifiers to them.
Overall, this was beautifully absurd and hilariously relatable in the saddest of ways. I definitely recommend it as a wonderful escape and a deeper cut into the love in your life.