Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

89 reviews

hydeandseek's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I genuinely did enjoy this book! I bought it at 4 PM and read it that afternoon. The premise of the late-night comedy show was really compelling, and I liked the timeline and fast-paced structure. However,

the initial portion where the plot was contained within Noah’s week hosting TNO was my favorite part of the book. Unfortunately, the COVID email element slowed the momentum significantly for me (even though I acknowledge that it was super relatable and definitely intentional). This interruption made the climax have less effect for me—Sally could have had the same growth outside of COVID, I think.

I did like the realistic struggle of Sally’s insecurity and self-sabotage, even if the book was a little too self-aware at times. It’s about a writer and called romantic comedy, after all. Overall, a good time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Suicide, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

maggiemcfly's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming and Pregnancy

quiet_reader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual content and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

thatgirlcrystal's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, and Addiction

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, and Eating disorder

danajoy's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

3.0

I wanted to love this one but it was pretty mediocre. 
Sally was pretty bland and I feel like I don't really know her. She is painfully insecure and not conversationally funny or witty. There wasn't really charming banter which you might expect from a book with this title and a character that works for their version of SNL.
Noah was ok. 
This story did also really strongly feature the Covid19 pandemic in the second half. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Alcohol, Mental illness, Excrement, Pregnancy, Racism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer

mj_86's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

kiala's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, Terminal illness, and Body shaming

danielcrogers's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

amphytrite's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual content

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Excrement

kgc8's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book and will check out more by the author. The main character Sally goes through a lot of growth throughout the book. She starts off full of feminine rage and defensive, but over time learns to open up and be more forgiving and accepting of herself and others. I loved the SNL setting and the side characters who added a lot of color. I also enjoyed the middle section of the book which is a modern day epistolary romance. Seeing the emails between the main characters fly back and forth really conveyed the feeling of anticipation and eagerness to connect. The book does not wave away the difficulties of being/dating a celebrity like in a fairy tale, but sometimes the amount of privilege made me roll my eyes. Additionally, if you don't want a story set during the pandemic, you should avoid this as it brings up some really scary moments at times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent