(Bought at the Strand Bookstore): A funny, imaginative collection of short fiction from the creator of the Netflix series Bojack Horseman which I really should go back to (I finished the first season and part of the second). These pieces artfully combine fantasy with realistic love stories. A rock group gains superpowers when they consume alcohol. A couple's wedding is disrupted when they balk at sacrificing goats (a satire of what I call the wedding-industrial complex when the rituals are more important than the marriage). A presidential-themed amusement park is the site of genetic experimentation and doomed romance. A break-up story told from the boyfriend's dog's POV. There are also non-fantasy stories with ingenious twists. A woman sees her family life re-enacted on an Off-Off-Broadway stage. A paralegal deals with the aftermath of an office affair. All are witty and moving.
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