Romantic Comedy: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
A comedy writer thinks she’s sworn off love, until a dreamy pop star flips the script on all her assumptions—a “smart, sophisticated, and fun” (Oprah Daily) novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Eligible, Rodham, and Prep.
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Readers say *Romantic Comedy* by Curtis Sittenfeld offers a smart, timely look at love and career in a late-night comedy writer’s life, with authentic...
I listened to this one on my drive from Massachusetts to Illinois for our move and I was absolutely in love with it! I saw some fairly mixed reviews and I think I might be in the minority with this one and I don't mind one bit! I've said it a million times that I often enjoy the cliche romances so that might be it but I also think that if I read this in a physical format I might not have liked it as much as I did. There are three chapters which were really more like parts so listening to them didn't make it feel as long. I was completely captivated throughout the whole book, found myself laughing out loud, smiling, crying and even speaking back to the characters! I found the story and format to be a lot different than most romances I've read and I truly enjoyed it. Highly recommend not only the book, but the audiobook!
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I'm not usually one for a slow-burn romance because I find the things that tear people apart in those scenarios are unrealistic and stupid and not something that would *actually* keep people apart. (Also, if you've read it, you just got my inside joke.)This story, however, felt so real o had to pull myself out of it now and again to remind me that this was not a memoir.
Normally I listen to books at at least a 1.5x speed. This book I listened at 1.2x because I didn't want to miss a thing (cue Aerosmith). This speaks volumes of my respect and enjoyment of the writing itself...not just a story to entertain me. Beautifully done.
Highly recommend.
I'm not usually one for a slow-burn romance because I find the things that tear people apart in those scenarios are unrealistic and stupid and not something that would *actually* keep people apart. (Also, if you've read it, you just got my inside joke.)This story, however, felt so real o had to pull myself out of it now and again to remind me that this was not a memoir.
Normally I listen to books at at least a 1.5x speed. This book I listened at 1.2x because I didn't want to miss a thing (cue Aerosmith). This speaks volumes of my respect and enjoyment of the writing itself...not just a story to entertain me. Beautifully done.
Highly recommend.
Much much better than her other book, "eligible". I liked the riff on SNL, instead called "the night owls". And nice to focus on women comedian writers. Sally was def an interesting character. Wasn't super interested in the hero's character arc, Noah, a pop music sensation. His character was a 'been there done that'. A little bit of shock of putting the realism of the COVID pandemic into a romance novel- Sittenfeld got some chutzpah, I say. In all, good but wondering if I'm just delighted it wasn't same nonsense as "Eligible"?
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