This review originally posted at More Than Just Magic 
 There are three kinds of stories in One More Thing - the ones that made me laugh, the ones that made me think and the ones that really stood out. I thought for this review I would break down each kind. 
 The ones that made me laugh 
 This title is applicable to the majority of stories in this collection. Novak's stories are short and sweet but also quite charming and many left me with a smile The following were some of the highlights. Stories like "All You Have to Do," "No One Goes to Heaven to See Dan Fogelberg" and "Chris Hansen at the Justin Bieber Concert" flowed smoothly, used charming language and were just all around easy to read. Other stories like "Great Writer's Steal" were simple and straight forward but would always have one line (in this case: "they misunderstood literature on an unusually fundamental level") that stood out and really brought the story together. 
 Of all the 'stories that made me laugh' there were three that stood out in particular. The first was "Closure." Partially because it was just a fun story with a great twist. But also because I listened to the audiobook sample (read by Mindy Kaling and B J Novak) and it reminded me so much of Kelly and Ryan from The Office. Then there was "Julie and the Warlord" which physically made me spit out my coffee when I got to the discussion questions at the end. And last but certainly not least "The Something by John Grisham." I went through a HUGE John Grisham phase when I was in high school and I loved how perfectly this story captured some of his more common tropes. 
 The ones that made me think 
 There are less stories in the 'ones that made me think' category but that makes them no less meaningful. What really stood out about this stories was that it was often only one line that really grabbed you and worked its way into your head. For example in "The Best Thing in the World Awards" - "the fun isn't whether love is going to win the fun is seeing how." Or "If You Love Something" - "If you love something let it go. If you don't love something definitely let it go. Basically, just drop everything, who cares." And perhaps best of all "J C Audetat, translator of Don Quixote" - "Have you heard this song? It's like poetry...Have you read this book? It's poetry. Oh no thank you" 
 The ones that really stood out 
 There are really only two stories in this category - "Sophia" and "Kellogs." I don't want to say too much about them because I think part of the reason they were so great is that you truly had no idea where the story was headed when you started reading. "Sophia" got much more serious than I expected and I loved when the narrator talks about the nicks and dents that happen every time you get your hopes up and are disappointed. "Kellogs" has so many twists and surprises but was ultimately a great story about family, values and potential. What both of these stories had in common was their length - they were both on the longer side, which really allowed B J Novak's true story telling ability to shine through. 
 Even if you don't normally read short stories I would recommend this collection. They're not all fantastic offerings but more often then not you'll find yourself chuckling along or wanting to highlight a certain passage so you can come back to it. If you like humour, witty dialogue and great twists, One More Thing is for you.