l love this book

I am genuinely surprised at just how much I loved this book. it was a random purchase but I've lived every minute of it

Fun

I laughed out loud at 90% of the stories and enjoyed the book . Very well written and acted !

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.

Really funny and interesting

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book but it ended up being really engaging and funny. The performances draw you in and the stories are light hearted and funny while also keeping your attention.

Really good

Great listen.

Loved it. X x x x x x x x x x x

Ace terrific super magic crabs monkey duffle

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.

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

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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why do white people love saying the N-word?

I liked Sophia, I was offended by the ghost of Mark Twain (and the one about the inflatable woman). Mostly average, but good performances.

Inventive creative stories by a good author

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

My expectation was for a series of roughly similar length stories. Novak offers quirky inventive and original ideas wrapped in various lengths.from a minute to twenty minutes.The writing is very much of a younger generation, It contains lots of conversation and narration but failed to capture my imagination. He can be very original in his ides.

His narration lacks the breadth of an actors voice and works within a narrow sound register. It can become monotonous.

Has One More Thing put you off other books in this genre?

Haven't read others and not particularly motivated to after listening to this book.

Would you be willing to try another one of the narrators’s performances?

No

You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Very original ideas wrapped in pacy modern but not very literate language. Struck me as exercises for a creative writing class and they would have been given high marks. His vocabulary is often original but somehow the overall impression is not lasting nor memorable.

Any additional comments?

Said enough

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