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Failure Is An Option by H Jon Benjamin

"Writing this funny requires immense talent."
-AV Club


H. Jon Benjamin-the lead voice behind Archer and Bob's Burgers-helps us all feel a little better about our own failures by sharing his own in a hilarious memoir-ish chronicle of failure.


Most people would consider H. Jon Benjamin a comedy show business success. But he'd like to remind everyone that as great as success can be, failure is also an option. And maybe the best option. In this book, he tells stories from his own life, from his early days ("wherein I'm unable to deliver a sizzling fajita") to his romantic life ("how I failed to quantify a threesome") to family ("wherein a trip to P.F. Chang's fractures a family") to career ("how I failed at launching a kid's show").

As Jon himself says, breaking down one's natural ability to succeed is not an easy task, but also not an insurmountable one. Society as we know it is, sadly, failure averse. But more acceptance of failure, as Jon sees it, will go a long way to making this world a different place . . . a kinder, gentler place, where gardens are overgrown and most people stay home with their pets. A vision of failure, but also a vision of freedom.

With stories, examples of artistic and literary failure, and a powerful can't-do attitude, Failure Is an Option is the book the world doesn't need right now but will get regardless.
H. Jon Benjamin is an actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian. He lives in New York.
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ISBN 13 9781524742188
ISBN 10 152474218X
Title Failure Is An Option
Author H Jon Benjamin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published 2019-05-07
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.