We're All Damaged

Oh hell no. Not another short, moderately unattractive and unhappy man who is brought back to life by the fabled “manic pixie dream girl” who has nothing better to do than be quirky, spout life-changing aphorisms and sleep with him (of course), all without having any purpose besides making him feel better about himself.

If you can move past that annoying cliched character, We're All Damaged (that's some high level insight, huh?) is funny, and our hero Andy does find himself in some wonderfully bizarre and frequently cringe-inducing situations. But the fact that his personal growth basically comes at the cost of the MPDG left a sour taste in my mouth.

The book cleverly references one of the main characters in Norman's debut novel, Domestic Violets, which I enjoyed much more largely due to female characters who seemed like actual women.