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Funny Story by Emily Henry

515 reviews

sheaes21's review against another edition

3.75

hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

I did like the premise of the book, and I enjoyed the read, but I don’t think I would pick it up to read it again or specifically recommend it unless I knew the person enjoyed specific aspects of the tropes or narrative. Booklovers is still on top for me.

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thereadinghammock's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny inspiring 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

Trying to explain the set up to this plot to someone is like trying to explain how that distant cousin is related to someone outside your family. It 100% makes sense when you can explain it with good details, but gets messy in the TL;DR. But IT WORKS. It's the gentlest friends-to-lovers, found family, "I can't let you hurt me because it will break me" love story.

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alisonvh's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

I laughed. I cried. I loved this book so much! I listened to the audiobook, which is narrated by Julia Whelan, who’s one of my favorite audiobook narrators, and she did a fabulous job with this one.

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marisabenn's review against another edition

5.0

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: No

Emily Henry just knows how to write 'em 💕 Her stories always feel real and honest and alive.

My absolute favorite part of Funny Story was how Daphne and Miles became best friends before anything more. Sure, the sexual tension was always there simmering, but they built a friendship before diving into those feelings. It's sad to rarely come across that in a book.

5 stars, a gold star, two thumbs up, and everything else in between for this one ✨️

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magic_multicolored_miracle's review against another edition

4.0

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

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

5.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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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inirac's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ky_q_xoxo's review against another edition

5.0

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

Emily Henry will always be top-tier for me sorryyyyyyyyy

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yvo_about_books's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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

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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