If the big question is What is normal? then the big answer has to be Certainly not us But Peterson isn't concerned with norms. What he wants us to know is that the world is full of wonder and mystery and surprises. We just have to be paying attention. From ice fishing on a couch, to dogs that are angels, to modern-day fertility rites, these stories will thrust you into the deep messiness of life and yet somehow you'll come away feeling hopeful. In this, the toughest of forms, Peterson excels.