A review by thefatpaperback
Funny You Should Ask, by Elissa Sussman
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Feels like a Nora Ephron film! I love then & now stories so much so I had a feeling I’d love this one too, but more than that these characters feel real. It’s a detailed and intimate story of insta-love, and while it is delightfully simple it’s also delightfully complicated. And that contradiction makes Chani and Gabe feel real. Their chemistry is everything.
Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Fatphobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity