Attempting Normal

ISBN: 0812982789

Author: Maron, Marc

Condition: New

NATIONAL BESTSELLERMarc Maron is a master of spinning humor out of anguish (Bookforum), even when that anguish is pretty clearly self-inflicted. In Attempting Normal, he threads together twenty-five stories from his life and near-death, from his first comedy road trips (with a fugitive junkie comic with a missing tooth) to his love affair with feral animals (his cat rescues are bloody epics) to his surprisingly moving tales of lust, heartbreak, and hope. The stories are united by Marons thrilling storytelling style-intensely smart, disarmingly honest, and explosively funny. Together, they add up to a hilarious and moving tale of failing, flailing, and finding a way.Praise for Attempting NormalI laughed so hard reading this book.-David SedarisFunny . . . surprisingly deep . . . laced with revelatory insights.-Los Angeles TimesSuperb . . . A reason that [it] is a superior example of an overcrowded genre-the comedian memoir-is Mr. Marons hardheaded approach to his history, the wisdom of experience.-The New York TimesMarc Maron is a legend because he is both a great comic and a brilliant mind. Attempting Normal is a deep, hilarious megashot of feeling and truth as only this man can administer.-Sam LipsytePraise for Marc Maron and WTFThe stuff of comedy legend.-Rolling StoneMarc Maron is a startlingly honest, compelling, and hilarious comedian-poet. Truly one of the greatest of all time.-Louis C.K.Ive known Marc for years and I can tell you first hand that hes passionate, fearless, honest, self-absorbed, neurotic, and screamingly funny.-David CrossRevered among his peers . . . raw and unflinchingly honest.-Entertainment WeeklyDevastatingly funny.-Los Angeles TimesFor a comedy nerd, this show is nirvana.-Judd Apatow