A review by lixard
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Enjoyable! I flew through this book (mostly because I was on a 7-day loan) and it was so digestible. I did enjoy the overall story, I love this premise (it sparked me going on ao3 to find some delicious celebrity au fics to consume), but something about it couldn't connect to me.
It read almost like the small town character 1 x big city character 2 vibes... maybe because of the Montana of it all but yeah... Ultimately, I think that the characters' struggles are real events that occur, but nothing really made them sympathetic heroes to me. And I really was looking forward to a deeper examination into Oliver's subplot, which I guessed, but it was there as a support for Gabe's plot... which doesn't sit right with me. Though that is also not what this book set out to do.
It read almost like the small town character 1 x big city character 2 vibes... maybe because of the Montana of it all but yeah... Ultimately, I think that the characters' struggles are real events that occur, but nothing really made them sympathetic heroes to me. And I really was looking forward to a deeper examination into Oliver's subplot, which I guessed, but it was there as a support for Gabe's plot... which doesn't sit right with me. Though that is also not what this book set out to do.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Misogyny, and Addiction
Minor: Antisemitism