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Funny Story by Emily Henry

246 reviews

carolinasilva_18's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny lighthearted 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: Yes

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thepennyyouleftbehind's review against another edition

3.75

emotional informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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natatatatatalie's review against another edition

3.0

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

Funny Story was a good read, but I probably won't revisit. However, in comparison to other romance novels that follow basically this exact template (cartoon cover included...) it was actually really good?? I read this explicitly for a book challenge where one of the books I had to read something off a list that looked really boring, so I figured I would read it quickly and check it off. And while I did do that, with a bar on the floor, it actually went well above it, much to my surprise??? The characters, while not making any lasting impact on me, were genuine and Miles and Daphne's romance was more than just lust-fueled. Their banter was woven into normal conversation and they actually cared about each other as people instead of just freaking it 24/7, which was pretty cool. And both Daphne and Miles (and side characters like Ashleigh and Jules) had real significant growth over the book, with others intentionally remaining stagnant, which was a really nice change from romances just written for a trope with characters filling in the gaps of an authors fantasy. Forgettable, but a fun read while it lasted.

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cjmattos's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous 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

I'm generally not a fan of the rom com type of book, but I was looking for something light, so I just decided to give Funny Story a go.

Loved how descriptive, but not at all heavy Emily Henry's writing style is. Also, the sexy scenes are hot, perfectly balanced and not over the top/ totally in your face. Makes perfect sense within the story.

It wasn't a masterpiece, but definitely a great light-hearted read.

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seforaflorian's review against another edition

3.5

funny hopeful inspiring 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

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emmarose1989's review against another edition

4.5

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: Yes

This is the best Emily Henry book I’ve read so far. The only ones I haven’t read yet are People We Meet on Vacation and Great Big Beautiful Life. I really enjoyed this one. Unlike the others I read there wasn’t a point in the book where I got bored or put it down for a while. I thought the pacing was good and I liked the love story.

I loved the dynamic between Daphne and Miles. I felt like they were very well written. I felt so bad for Miles and his sister Julia when we learned about how awful their parents were. I liked the fake dating trope and how they both stood up to their exes. Especially when Daphne stood up to Peter when he came to visit her. Overall I really enjoyed this book.

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virgcole398's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is my favorite Emily Henry book so far. The characters, the dialogue, the family dynamics—loved all of it! And Miles Nowak also might be favorite male protagonist in the EHU (Emily Henry Universe). May this type of man please find me…

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