The novel focuses on Bertulfo, a man with ‘issues.’ He has problems adjusting to society due to his ugliness. Here is what a woman thinks of him: "The miserable man couldn’t figure out what to do with my naked body! He groaned like a sick ox and brayed like a donkey. We did everything right here on this sofa, I sat on his laps, thanks to the alcohol coursing through my system. Ah, but what a blow to my pride! Going through the motions of intercourse, which gave me chills, I tried not to show my face, I looked straight at the wall in front of me, as a precaution against being traumatized for life." Accompany Bertulfo of the discovery of his inner beauty.