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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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Excrement, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Body shaming, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Death of parent
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Alcohol
123aah456's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Terminal illness
penandpaper's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Interesting premise - disappointing execution. There are a few annoying tropes (insta love, miscommunication, and a perfect love interest who ever makes the wrong move) and particular disappointments (the attempt to be politically correct without any self-awareness). But on the whole, it’s just disappointing. I can’t say there’s any of the growth you expect, nor can I say the romance was particularly gratifying when it’s just awkward until the very end. Realistic, maybe, but frustrating, definitely. The final pages made me happy, but I almost DNFed the book multiple times. I wish this had been just a little bit different because it had potential.
For me, COVID is also a trigger, so the explicit illness was too almost much.
For me, COVID is also a trigger, so the explicit illness was too almost much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexism
milesofkiles's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
chaos_and_chapters's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual content
Minor: Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent
kylieshart's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.5
I really liked this one. It was a quick and easy read. I loved that some of it was epistolary, I love that in books. The audiobook narrator was the same as Funny You Should Ask by Elisa Sussman and I got a lot of those vibes from this one, especially the celebrity x non-celebrity relationship. This story had a big focus on COVID which I wasn't really expecting. No one outright died from COVID so at least there is that. I would purchase this one for my own shelves as I enjoyed myself while reading. Also, it was very realistic with peeing/pooping and I liked that it was included. When she wakes up after sex having to fart/poop at his house, I liked the realisticness of it, it made me chuckle
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
COVID was a big part of the book,emmas_bookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? No
5.0
I have been obsessed with Curtis Sittenfeld since I read American Wife over a decade ago. To this day American Wife is one of a handful of books that I’ve reread multiple times. Romantic Comedy is about a 36-year-old writer on SNL (in the book it’s TNO but it’s very obviously SNL) and she’s pondering how mediocre dudes bag smokeshow women over and over yet the opposite never seems to happen. She’s committed to bringing women to the forefront of the show while also wondering if her time might be coming to an end and if she should pivot to rom com screenplays, something she has long wanted to do but never followed through on. Enter Noah Brewster, who is guest hosting and the musical artist for the week. Sally quickly realizes he’s smarter than he appears, and he turns her world upside down.
The first half of the book takes place in one week of making the show in April 2018. Then we jump to April 2020, so you know what that means… full on pandemic lockdown. Sally has fled NYC for her hometown of Kansas City, MO, but an email correspondence with Noah soon leads her to LA.
This book has everything. Therapy, discussion of alcohol, sobriety, body image, eating disorders, sexism, misogyny, lots of jokes, female friendships, and more. It’s so smart and so good and I loved it so much it’s hard to describe. I mean this in the best way when I say Curtis writes very accessible lit-fic and I would highly recommend this book as well as her other works.
Thank you so much to Random House for the copy via NetGalley. This is my honest review and the book is on sale now!
The first half of the book takes place in one week of making the show in April 2018. Then we jump to April 2020, so you know what that means… full on pandemic lockdown. Sally has fled NYC for her hometown of Kansas City, MO, but an email correspondence with Noah soon leads her to LA.
This book has everything. Therapy, discussion of alcohol, sobriety, body image, eating disorders, sexism, misogyny, lots of jokes, female friendships, and more. It’s so smart and so good and I loved it so much it’s hard to describe. I mean this in the best way when I say Curtis writes very accessible lit-fic and I would highly recommend this book as well as her other works.
Thank you so much to Random House for the copy via NetGalley. This is my honest review and the book is on sale now!
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol