How to Be a Normal Person

By: TJ Klune

Narrated by: Derrick McClain

Gustavo Tiberius is not normal. He knows this. Everyone in his small town of Abby, Oregon, knows this. He reads encyclopedias every night before bed. He has a pet ferret called Harry S. Truman. He owns a video rental store that no one goes to. His closest friends are a lady named Lottie with drag queen hair and a trio of elderly Vespa riders known as the We Three Queens.

Gus is not normal. And he's fine with that. All he wants is to be left alone.

Until Casey, an asexual stoner hipster and the newest employee at Lottie's Lattes, enters his life. For some reason, Casey thinks Gus is the greatest thing ever. And maybe Gus is starting to think the same thing about Casey, even if Casey is obsessive about Instagramming his food.

But Gus isn't normal and Casey deserves someone who can be. Suddenly wanting to be that someone, Gus steps out of his comfort zone and plans to become the most normal person ever.

After all, what could possibly go wrong?

©2015 TJ Klune (P)2016 Dreamspinner Press

Beautiful

This has everything I love in an audiobook. Made me laugh out loud, smile, cry, and feel just about every other emotion. Well written and wonderfully read. I’ve listened to this book more times than I can remember.

yeah whatever

it’s a really freaking good book and you won’t regret buying it i promise. tj klune has me by the balls, the mischievous masochistic monster.

Loved it...

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this audiobook to anyone. The story itself was great and the narrator did a fantastic job. I really enjoyed it.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the characters. Gus was such a grumpy sweetheart. A little on the clueless side, but in a funny way. Casey was so nice and easy going about everything. I really liked the relationship they had together. The secondary characters were so much fun also.

Have you listened to any of Derrick McClain’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to Derrick McClain before, that I can remember, but I really enjoyed his performance and would definitely listen to him again.

If you could rename How to Be a Normal Person, what would you call it?

I wouldn't rename it. This is what Gus was searching for and he truly found it by being himself.

Any additional comments?

This was just a really nice story about two guys finding their way to a relationship. It was a little over the top funny at times, but I think that was why I liked it so much. It was just that kind of off humor that made me laugh and the narrator really gave it the right feel. Gus' calls to buy the internet were fantastic. Gus and Casey were so sweet together. I loved that awesome hugs and some kisses were really all that was needed. I would absolutely recommend this book.

It passed the time

The only thing that really bugged me, was how, at the beginning of many many words and many many paragraphs and many many sentences, the narrator overemphasized, or over breathed or something. ... Started to get irritating. I can't even explain it. The book was clever, though.

Endearing characters and outstanding writing.

OUTSTANDING! HILARIOUS! and simultaneously touching. TJ Klune even manages to teach us what it is to be a fabulously abnormal person.