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The Full Catastrophe

by David Carkeet

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Jeremy Cook, introduced in Double Negative, has just taken a new job with an unusual counseling firm. His assignment is to live with a couple and analyze their interactions. The hidden innuendos that surface bring about hilarious complications, and the result is a howling look at marriage in all its catastrophic permutations.

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"David Carkeet is one of my favorite comic authors. I love his linguistic mystery, “Double Negative,” but the sequel, “The Full Catastrophe,” is even funnier. It’s about a linguist who works as a live-in marriage counselor, trying to solve a couple’s communication problems scientifically."
By the Book: Alison Bechdel · nytimes.com