The Irony Gods

"All great couples seem to have interesting stories about how they met." So begins Mark Phaneuf's hilarious new novel, The Irony Gods. Twentysomething Nick Rostov is fresh out of college and ready to begin his life in "the real world." Armed with good friends and a job at the local newspaper, Nick seems poised for success in this next phase of his life. Alas, the Irony Gods are not going to let poor Nick off so easily, and they try to knock him off his game at every turn. It is an off the wall love story filled with friendship, sex, rock music, and, of course, some urban demolition.