A Thousand Morons, Quim Monzs latest collection of short stories, is rife with very unfortunate characters. Theres the young boy in A Cut who is upbraided by his teacher when he rudely shows up for class with a huge gash in his neck. And the prince in One Night who tries everything to awaken a sleeping princessyet fails completely. Seeing that this is a Quim Monz collection, absurdity offsets the moronic sadness. Such as Love Is Eternal, which features a man who decides to finally overcome his commitment issues and marry his dying girlfriend, only to have everything backfire; or The Fullness of Summer, in which a family meticulously records every moment of their gathering.