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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
At so many points in the book I wanted to scream at Sally to shhhuuuuttt uuuPPPPPPP and thINK FOR JUST THIRTY SECONDS BEFORE SPEAKING!!!
Covic being a plot point was very interesting and unique but also dates the book. All that said, I quite enjoyed it and my favorite part was when Noah called Sally out on her insecure habits LOL
Covic being a plot point was very interesting and unique but also dates the book. All that said, I quite enjoyed it and my favorite part was when Noah called Sally out on her insecure habits LOL
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
sweet and silly, the kind of book i needed to read after a quarter of dense reading
emotional
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was pretentious. The author wanted you to know that she was a Very Good Person. Below is a list of buzz words and ideas that good liberals/leftists use:
- BLM protest attendance (but demurely)
- Mask wearing
- All men just hate women
(but not this one, he's special!! - Performative social distancing
- "Gender is a spectrum"
- Unfair beauty standards
- "Non-binary person"/they/them
- Pregnant lesbians
- Boomer parents are WASPs as a pejorative (which is fucking racist, btw)
- Acknowledgement of systemic racism
- Use of the word "hetero"
- Reference to the patriarchy
(this done to refer to their wedding, which is both weak of the author to do and completely wrong. People who think this do not understand what the Bibles proscription of marriage is) .
You get the feeling that the author is insufferable. People don't talk to each other like this. And if they do, only to other people that talk like this.
In addition, this is a completely shallow and cowardly representation of this worldview. At one point an older couple is introduced as employees, and a self-indulgent parenthical conversation is had about whether this is okay or not. I mean, what is the point of bringing it up, but not exploring it other than to prove what a Very Good Person you are?
On the positive side, I really enjoyed learning about the late-night sketch comedy industry and how (at least in the book) it works.
I'm frustrated because the main character is deeply immature and insecure, but is lauded for "having-[her]-shit-together."
Do not recommend. Super weak and myopic characters, immature relationship dynamics, and an ending for these people that directly opposes their world view.
On the positive side, I really enjoyed learning about the late-night sketch comedy industry and how (at least in the book) it works.
I'm frustrated because the main character is deeply immature and insecure, but is lauded for "having-[her]-shit-together."
Do not recommend. Super weak and myopic characters, immature relationship dynamics, and an ending for these people that directly opposes their world view.
Millennial cringe at its finest
This was a book I picked up over a year ago and then put down thinking I’d never return. Then a positive review from a friend made me want to pick it back up and I’m so glad I did!
This is my second normie/celeb rom com of the year… who am I?! I loved the chemistry and that it never felt forced. *SPOILER* I especially loved that the ultimate challenge to get over wasn’t Sally self sabotaging but instead a very real trial in a relationship which is navigating a sick/ailing parent.
The hints at Mizzou and the Blue Note put it over the edge too!
This is my second normie/celeb rom com of the year… who am I?! I loved the chemistry and that it never felt forced. *SPOILER* I especially loved that the ultimate challenge to get over wasn’t Sally self sabotaging but instead a very real trial in a relationship which is navigating a sick/ailing parent.
The hints at Mizzou and the Blue Note put it over the edge too!
The main character is Liz Lemon from 30 Rock. The love interest is [insert nice guy/old country music type here]. Unattractive (we assume - we don’t get much of a description of her) woman is blown away by becoming the romantic interest of hot musician. They email in a charming You’ve Got Mail way. In fact, the most impressive thing about the writing was how much dialogue there was and how it all felt so natural. Much of the book was the two characters talking.
I enjoyed this while listening to it, but what sticks out to me weeks later are all the predictable moments and how on-the-nose the setting felt (in the acknowledgements the author admits to drawing from numerous SNL-cast memoirs). My book club rated it pretty high collectively! But it was endearing, not enduring.