One More Thing
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B. J. Novak
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A boy wins $100,000 in a box of Frosted Flakes - only to discover that claiming the winnings may unravel his family. An acclaimed ambulance driver seeks the courage to follow his heart and throw it all away to be a singer-songwriter. A school principal unveils a bold plan to permanently abolish arithmetic. A new arrival in heaven, overwhelmed by infinite options, procrastinates over his long-ago promise to visit his grandmother. We meet a vengeance-minded hare. We learn why wearing a red T-shirt 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, from the deeply familiar to the intoxicatingly imaginative, One More Thing finds its heart in the most human of phenomena: love, fear, family, ambition, and the inner stirring for the one elusive element that might make a person complete. The stories in this collection are like nothing else, but they have one thing in common: they share the playful humour, deep heart, inquisitive mind, and altogether electrifying spirit of a writer with a fierce devotion to the entertainment of the listener.
Read by the author, with special appearances by Lena Dunham, Jenna Fischer, Mindy Kaling, Julianne Moore, Carey Mulligan, Katy Perry, Jason Schwartzman, Emma Thompson, and Rainn Wilson.
©2014 B. J. Novak (P)2014 Random House LLCListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"Everyone knew that B.J. Novak was smart and sexy, but funny, too!? Wow, screw that guy. I haven't laughed at words this hard since I read." (Joshua Ferris, author of The Unnamed and Then We Came)
"Dark and hilarious, like the fudge Grandma used to make during her 'special' period. Deliciously funny!" (Jack Handey, author of Deep Thoughts and The Stench Of Honolulu)
"A funny writer with a great ear, but also a genuine storyteller with an observant eye and finely tuned emotional radar." (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)
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- Judith
- 24-10-19
Fun
I laughed out loud at 90% of the stories and enjoyed the book . Very well written and acted !
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- Miss Michelle T Cotton
- 10-06-15
Happier Henry Rollins!
I really enjoyed the different stories and routes taken throughout the book, and the range of narrators also made it a book that I know I'll want to revisit in years to come - lovely stuff
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- Hennell
- 22-07-15
Funny concepts
I did enjoy this book a lot the first time I heard it; the stories are short and funny and the cast of voices work well to keep things fresh and moving.
Listening again however I began to realize a lot of the stories are funny more in concept than in content. Once you've got the humour/silly-ness of the idea the jokes aren't really surprising enough to make you laugh and a lot of the stories don't seem to have any real resolution or pay off.
it is an enjoyable and fun listen, just less than it could have been.
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- Peter Savill
- 19-05-21
Loved it
I really loved this audiobook. Be warned many of the short stories feature R rated content. All are funny and though provoking.
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- I ain't givin' you no name
- 27-01-22
A great collection of Pop absurdity
A very funny collection. BJ takes simple premises the the nth degree, mining plenty of humour in the process. plenty of shorts, sometimes only 2 or 3 sentences long, but I did prefer the longer efforts. Kellogg's, The World's biggest rip off, Sophia and The Best Thing in the World Awards were particular favourites whilst The Rematch, The Guy Who invented the Calender and Monster: The Roller Coaster are worth reading for their brilliant concepts alone.
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- petali
- 26-10-15
Really good
Great listen.
Loved it. X x x x x x x x x x x
Ace terrific super magic crabs monkey duffle
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- @wasmjp
- 20-08-20
Comedic Poetry
The variation and quality of the stories was superb.
The delivery of narration was fantastic.
This is definitely one I'll keep in my library to read again and again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-12-21
fantastic
thought-provoking, fun, enjoyable. very good
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-10-17
A good read
A good read, not quite as amazingly laugh-out-loud funny as described but narrated with feeling and passion.
Well worth a try.
Just one gripe: the word is normality, not normalcy.
Normalcy is a made up word that has slipped into existence aided by people too lazy to open a dictionary.
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- david
- 20-07-15
Weird & Wonderful
Would you consider the audio edition of One More Thing to be better than the print version?
It's a collection of funny interesting stories, casually put together, that will keep you entertained.
What was one of the most memorable moments of One More Thing?
The tortoise & the Hare
What about the narrators’s performance did you like?
BJ Novak was great, relaxed and cool. 10/10
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
Any additional comments?
I hope BJNovak adds another book in this style to his portfolio
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