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Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

7 reviews

lana_reads98's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Biphobia, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

bonchoix's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Body shaming, and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity, Stalking, and Biphobia

kabrown28's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism and Body shaming

Minor: Biphobia and Cultural appropriation

basicbookstagrammer's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

issyd23's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

“You’ll like dating, everyone eats ass now”. Maggie’s like a more unhinged version of Fleabag going through a divorce 4🍔

NB can someone please make this into a limited series staring Barbie Ferreira?

This is full of zingers! My favourites include:
- I walked passed him into the living room. It was mid century modern like everyone’s else’s. 
- You’ve caught me at a good time. I’ve been reading a lot of Ester Perel. 
- She pulled her pashmina (her pashmina!) around herself.

TLDR really REALLY good, actually 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Drug use, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

prairieraven's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Classism, Cursing, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

quillreads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

Why I Read It: I chose Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey as my add-on for my Book of the Month Club pick.

 

Review:

Really Good, Actually pulled me in from the first page with its wit, humor, relatability, and emotional depth, in a manner that reminded me somewhat of David Sedaris’s writing. As the book went on, I realized that it is so much more than a humorous account of millennial life: it is a book that has something to say, and it brilliantly explores mental illness, loneliness, feminism, and other issues without ever hitting the audience over the head with its message. In the hands of anyone but a master writer, this story could have easily been trite, obnoxious, cringeworthy, or shallow, but Really Good, Actually blew me away with the deftness and skill of Monica Heisey’s writing and storytelling. In particular,

I loved how the book mimics the gradual of Maggie’s mental and physical health by morphing from funny relatability into horrifying mental crisis so smoothly that the reader is left wondering: how did we get here?

 

The Run-Down: 

You will probably like Really Good, Actually if:

·      You can relate to the protagonist, either by virtue of demographic or life situation

·      You enjoy humorous writing with a serious side

·      You appreciate a story that realistically portrays mental health struggles

 

You might not like Really Good, Actually if:

·      You dislike unlikable or difficult protagonists

·      You hate reading about “first world problems”

 

 

 

 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexism, Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual content, and Cancer