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Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

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untitledlol's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

andotherworlds's review against another edition

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3.0

3 // decent writing (better than expected) for a new adult romance but overall a tad lackluster. when i read romance i appreciate a true slow burn, some yearning. i feel that the ten year gap in the pair’s romance was the opportunity for more of a build up, a show of « longing », but unfortunately we were left with an awkward time gap (albeit with one phone call) and an unexplained persévérant spark that carried them to a happy ending.

that being said, this outcompetes lots of the new adult romance that i’ve come across and offers a wider plot and sign of life and humanity within its characters as opposed to many of its counterparts.

would i recommend it? meh. but if you are curious and intrigued by the description i don’t think it’s so terrible you should pass it up.

letidn's review against another edition

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3.0

Cute book, but I didn't really care about the relationship between the two characters.

kaykayt5's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

maggiesasha's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5/5.

crispycritter's review against another edition

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In 2011 Edith Zimmerman wrote a borderline creepy article about Chris Evans for GQ Magagzine. People joked that if she added 50k words and a happily ever after to the article it'd make a great romance novel. I didn't realize that the GQ article was the (uncredited) inspiration for Funny You Should Ask.

Eighteen pages in and things weren't really clicking for me, which is why I will be eternally grateful for folks who write extensive negative reviews of books. Sometimes it makes you go oh, I will definitely like this. And other times (like here), it's confirmation that I don't need to suffer through a book just to say I finished it.