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Funny Story by Emily Henry

319 reviews

sunflower_13's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Cute! Absolutely ridiculous at times but it lived up to the title for sure. I devoured this audiobook in one weekend, and I am definitely interested in checking out some of Emily Henry’s other books in the future.

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adiloretto's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

… vemos a Miles deslumbrar a sus clientes en el otro extremo de la barra. Cada vez que mira hacia nosotras, es como si el sol saliera de detrás de una nube, y hago todo lo posible por sentirme contenta, por ser una persona más cercana a su resplandor.

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greendog95's review against another edition

4.0

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

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marian26's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Creo que fue el que más me gustó de todos. Es muy divertido, y ame la relación entre Miles y Dafne, asi como todo el resto de los vínculos mostrados en la historia..

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lunep's review against another edition

3.5

funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is my first Emily Henry and I have to say...I'm a little disappointed ngl
I enjoyed it, it hooked me from the start, and the love interest, Miles, was very swoony and made me giggle and kick my feet, but I dont know, I had to stop in the middle of the third act conflict reconciliation scene and when I picked it back up the next morning I was left feeling dissatisfied

Pros:

Even tho I've seen reviews saying Miles
helping Petra move and leaving Daphne hanging was shitty and meant he really wasn't over Petra (among other things I don't remember very well)
, I disagree, I think Miles' actions throughout the book (
minus him standing Daphne up
) showed that he cared deeply about Daphne and truly valued her, I really liked his character.
I also really liked Ashleigh and Julia, and Daphne's friendships with both of them, I liked the conflict with Ashleigh too, and how Emily Henry resolved it.
In general I had a good time reading it

Cons:

I was weirded out by the way Daphne mentioned her nipples a couple times, nothing wrong with talking abt nipples ofc, it's just the way it was written was really weird ("My nipples are tightening against his chest (...)" and "(...) my nipples choose that instant to stand at attention, like eager little meerkats" are two I highlighted that were weird).
I would have liked more awkward-roomates phase, I felt the story went from "I'm living with this guy who I don't know" to "My roommate is invested on making me stay in this town and we're besties"; because of that, I also felt that the attraction was somewhat insta-lovey/insta-lusty.
Re: Daphne, there was a moment where she felt like "Oh I'm not like other girls" (also, the trope of girl that dresses drab and doesnt realize she's pretty but every guy falls in love with her was present, too), and also, she always says oh im so bad with people and at small talk and yet she always talks perfectly fine, with witty banter, and without putting her foot in her mouth.
For being a fake dating book, they only committed when they were near Peter and Petra, and told SO MANY PEOPLE that it was fake, yet it never bit them in the ass (which I think could have been interesting)
Oh, and also, even tho there was character development,
for so much of Daphne's self introspection about how after her break-up with Peter she was left alone bc she never bothered to make her own friends and only tried to befriend Peter's friend, she eventually ended up in a really similar situation with Miles (which I get is bc they became friends first, and created their little friend group while being friends, but still): she befriended his sister and people he already knew and was friendly with, and the friend she made at work also became friends with Miles, becoming a singular friend group

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kmedusa's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful 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: Complicated

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greenbun's review against another edition

3.25

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cheesy and too many quips sometimes in the writing but an addictive read and also some very spicy content.

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jinglebellyee's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Finished this book in 2 days (while on a vacation) and stayed up on a short flight just so that I can finish reading the book which says a lot. I didn’t enjoy 2 of other Emily Henry’s books that I read this year but surprisingly I really liked this one. I loved the character building (and development) of both Miles and Daphne (especially her) who had just lost their partners because they cheated on each other.. I wasn’t expecting to like such a messy and chaotic storyline but it was really easy to follow! I quickly found myself rooting for Daphne and Miles who got into the fake dating trope just to get back at their exes. Loved their chemistry (but thought they fell in love with each other a bit too fast, too convenient). Also loved the fact that Daphne is a cute lil librarian who takes a lot of pride in her work, whereas Miles is described to be everyone’s best friends in the town they’re based in.

The story focuses more on Daphne’s background and problems (with her absent dad and her figuring out who she really is without her ex), so Miles’ background kinda took a backseat. Thought that there could have been more focus on the exes Peter and Petra as well, to really tease out how horrible and insufferable they were (and why they did what they did).

Overall still a good read! I might have to give Emily Henry another chance.

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jax10124's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

So far this is my favourite book by this author!

I’m a sucker for fake dating. And what a great meet cute. But also there were several times my jaw dropped or I literally laughed out loud so I feel it’s a feel good story.

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def_ni's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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