Part of me wants to give it 5 stars, but a part of me says 4, so i’ll compromise on 4.5/5. I think a large part of my understanding of the book comes from having watched all of Bojack many times, and while the messages theoretically would be the same, I don’t think I’d have understood or read it in the same way as if I had just picked the book up off the shelf having no knowledge of the author or having watched Bojack. 

That being said - would definitely recommend either way. The stories switched from long chapters to then a small chapter after it, alternating between that, which was very refreshing, and the intent of each story is so clear. Many heart wrenching or laughable or existential or all of the above or none of the above or somewhere inbetween. Lovely read, though not one to be read as a casual beach day read, I will definitely sit for a day and process.