Seinfeld meets Fleabag in A Comedy of Nobodies, the debut story collection from popular internet filmmaker Baron Ryan.
Charlie knows he’s not the main character in his own story. He’s just another schmuck in the Ivy League looking to be somebody. He plays in a terrible jazz band, falls in love too easily, and struggles with the human being business.
Written in a wry, comedic style, A Comedy of Nobodies: A Collection of Stories traces one fall semester in the lives of four typical but unforgettable university students who, as compensation for their existential anxieties, just want to feel understood.
As Charlie tries to find love using the scientific method, babysits a toddler for student financial aid, jumps out a window to escape a jealous football player’s wrath, and enrages a packed hockey stadium by replacing the national anthem with a jazz-trio rendition of “American Pie,” he discovers that the answers to life’s most pressing questions are almost always just more questions.
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I just finished A Comedy of Nobodies by Baron Ryan and also narrated by Baron Ryan and here are my thoughts.
The cover drew me in first. Baron did an epic job of making you feel like you are right there with Charlie. Charlie knows he isn't the main character even in his own story and the whole book is about all the mishaps he has in this deadpan tone which was hilarious.
The pacing was great and Charlie got himself into more and more trouble the more he goes along with what other people want to do. It's all about the things that get him into trouble and how he gets himself out of it, barely.
It's pretty funny, but not laugh out loud funny, it's the kind of funny where you put your head in your hands and shake it funny. It was highly entertaining but don't expect the story to go anywhere because it is literally like you met Baron Ryan in a coffee shop and he is telling you his stories of his college days.
It was great. I was very entertained and would definitely recommend this book to anyone who has a darker sense of humor.
4 stars thank you to @netgalley and @blackstonepublishing for my ALC