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Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

10 reviews

kleinekita's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Excrement

Minor: Addiction, Suicide, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Eating disorder

elizabethb81's review

funny hopeful 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

3.75

I loved this book and I related so heavily to Sally that it's like Sittenfeld crawled inside my skin and wrote a version of the wish fulfillment romcom I've always wanted. That said, it felt compressed somehow. Like there could have been more in places and certain moments felt glossed over. I didn't enjoy the way the ending felt flat and the disagreements were never quite fleshed out.

There was never any danger, so there were never any heightened emotions.

I needed just a bit more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, and Medical trauma

Minor: Eating disorder and Excrement

Graphic descriptions of giving birth

crystalleighwrites's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicide, and Addiction

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, and Eating disorder

danielcrogers's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

mraddd's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cancer

shannonnrosss's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

There was too much telling rather than showing, especially when it comes to Sally’s internal dialogue and character development. The romance was fun but not incredibly convincing, both Sally and Noah are kind of lukewarm. The political commentary felt one dimensional and performative while the pandemic plot took me out of the story. The epilogue felt like reading the conclusion paragraph to that college essay you wrote at 11:58 PM before it was due. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent, Sexism, Racism, and Addiction

jg34's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

It was entertaining and lighthearted and sweet and funny as you would expect. I wasn’t very convinced about the couple at first but they grow on you. The male lead is pretty stereotypically perfect in every way. Any sexual scenes were not very graphic at least compared to other romances I’ve read recently

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual content, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

The second half of the book happens during covid lockdowns but does not go into much detail about the pandemic itself, more of just a setting

hmetwade's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lindsayerin's review

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Medical content

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-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

I loved this book! I read it all in one day, and while honestly I've done that for books I ended up not really liking, this one was definitely one I enjoyed. I've really liked Curtis Sittenfeld's writing for a long time, and this is probably my favorite out of her books that I've read. She's so good at getting in people's heads and writing about complicated awkward interactions in such a compelling way, and the characters in this book are realistic and flawed but still likable. I love romance novels but I have problems with a lot of them, and this one found really great ways of getting around those problems. I would definitely recommend this book and I'm so glad I read it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for the chance to read and review this ARC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death, Cursing, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Body shaming, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Transphobia, and Police brutality