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Funny Story by Emily Henry

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aaallliiiccceee's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

3.0

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This is Emily Henry at her best. With witty dialogue and loveable characters, she puts a charming, chaotic spin on the fake dating trope and tells a wonderful story of self-reflection and finding home. As always her characters feel real, the emotions are raw, and the descriptions are vivid enough to make you feel like you're really there, alongside Daphne.

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florencia's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This was fantastic. Complex, well developed relationship. Friendships with a full arc!! One of the best 3rd arc conflicts in a while.
So well done.
I think this is Emily's best yet.

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kylieqrada's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

Emily Henry will always be top-tier for me sorryyyyyyyyy

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yvo_about_books's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

Finished reading: September 18th 2024

“Trust people's actions, not their words. Don't love anyone who isn't ready to love you back. Let go of the people who don't hold on to you. Don't wait on anyone who's in no rush to get to you.”

I've been wanting to read Funny Story ever since it was published a couple months ago, and I hoped it would help me end the streak of lower than usual ratings. I always love a contemporary/romance with a bookish angle, and the premise of Emily Henry's newest story sounded promising. And I definitely ended up having a lot of fun reading this book! There is just something about the writing style that is addictive, and it was hard to put down. A good thing for me, considering the fact that I've been struggling with a beginning reading slump... The fact that both Daphne and Miles are extremely easy to warm up to helps of course, and most of the side characters are brilliant as well. Both main characters have been dealt a very rough card in life, and it was interesting to see how circumstances turned them into roommates and watch their connection grow. There are some cliches involved and the story was a bit high on the drama for me, but as a whole I can't deny that it gave the story more dept. The steamy scenes were definitely too much for me, but nothing that can't be skipped over if you are like me not a fan... Funny Story is not exactly lighthearted as it includes a selection of heavier topics, but there is still fun to be had and the banter is excellent. One of my favorites written by her!

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shannahtan's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

I like Emily Henry’s books because they’re fun, quick reads that make you feel good. This one kind of reminded me of The Wedding Date by Jasmaine Guillory.

Possibly only because they pretend to date and RSVP to their exes’ wedding together.

I loved that Daphne is a librarian for children’s literary books. Miles works at a winery, which is fun too. I appreciate how much this book focused on building community and friendship outside of your partner.

Like how she befriends Ashleigh and later Julia, Miles’ sister. She has no clue who she is after Peter breaks off their engagement for his best friend Petra. I like how she loved how he told their “meet cute” story because she felt like she wasn’t good at telling stories. Then at the end, Miles says “funny story” and lets her tell their meet cute because she loves to tell the story.

Such a subtle detail. Kinda cheesy, and I love it.

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cielosiluminado's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

The same universe that dispassionately takes things away can bring you things you weren't imaginative enough to dream up.

miles and daphne were actually really cute despite how different they were and their banter was so amusing. the story, however, was kinda boring sometimes…

don’t get me wrong, it was cute. it was fun. but it was nothing too special. i liked the messiness, i liked the drama, i just wish there was more of it. some of the ‘drama’ was just so anticlimactic in the end.

emily henry does have a knack at writing beautiful and funny found families, especially when they are from small towns—as demonstrated in this book as well. i loved all the wacky side characters we met that helped our main characters come to their senses.

so in the end, though it took me a bit to fully get into the characters and story, i quickly became invested because i felt the chemistry between miles and daphne and i loved how it grew naturally.

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aseel_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-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

3.75

Only fake dating trope I can get behind, obsessed with the entire premise of this!! I adored and found the characters so sweet and I loved all the side characters and their interactions.

I also really enjoyed the girl friendship that we had, especially with the forgetting her birthday mistake and normalising how you can hurt people and still work to be worthy of their friendship. I also enjoyed her relationship with her mom, it was so sweet to see it

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bookwitch's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is definitely my favorite Emily Henry thus far. Fake dating? Check. Forced proximity? Check. Deeper feelings than your typical fluffy romcom? CHECK. There were so many specific lines that I felt deeply, so many passages that I highlighted. This was a bit steamier than I remember any of her other books being too, but I could be remembering wrong. I loved these characters and that she is a librarian (though I HAVE to say that being a former children's librarian myself, her "Story Hours" are WILDLY unrealistic).

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cheyannejeanette's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I love a good fake dating story, I loved the librarian x service industry vibe, and the found family. Love the strong single mom storylines too. Overall was a solid read but it didn’t knock me off my feet

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