A review by carlottab13
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

emotional funny 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

4.25

This book single-handedly and very unexpectedly saved me from an incoming reading slump. The book is divided into the chapters (minor point deduction here, because they should definitely be called parts, as they are too long to classify as chapters in my book) that all feel very different pacing-wise and from where the characters are at. The highly paced first chapter of a very stressful and entertaining work-week at TNO (*cough* SNL *cough*) contrasted starkly against the slowed down paces of chapter two and three, mirroring 
 how the pandemic slowed down most people’s lives in 2020. The writing style, conversations and dialogue were very quick-witted and a delight to be read by any woman who says “ I hate men” a tad too often at every chance she gets.
Small subjective criticism is that the romance took quiiteeeeee a while to get rolling and I simply cannot take a serenading scene seriously, ever. 
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