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A review by okiecozyreader
Funny Story by Emily Henry
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25
FUNNY STORY - kind of reminds me of SUMMER ROMANCE. It’s about the “funny story” of how two people meet. When two people are dumped (she was engaged to be married and he was the boyfriend of the girl her fiancé left her for), they temporarily live together and try to figure out why they were ditch-able.
I think it’s a solid summer romance, but it just wasn’t one of my favorite reads. The main character was figuring a lot out about herself and really viewed herself as a problem, and she sees all relationships through that lens. So it got kind of frustrating, but I understand why it is the way it is.
It’s kind of hard for me to distinguish how I feel about Emily Henry’s writing vs. Julia Whelan’a narration. I do think EH is amazing at describing all the little moments - his hand “curls on hand around my wrist, running his thumb over my veins.” … these moments I wouldn’t think that much about, make the book seem real.
"The library is, like, the single best cross section of humanity," I tell him. ". Ch 26
“It's easy to be loved by the ones who've never seen you f*** up. The ones you've never had to apologize to, and who still think all your 'quirks' are charming.” Ch 28
“Those are the moments that make a life. Not grand gestures, but mundane details that, over time, accumulate until you have a home, instead of a house. The things that matter. The things I can’t stop longing for. Ch 32
I think it’s a solid summer romance, but it just wasn’t one of my favorite reads. The main character was figuring a lot out about herself and really viewed herself as a problem, and she sees all relationships through that lens. So it got kind of frustrating, but I understand why it is the way it is.
It’s kind of hard for me to distinguish how I feel about Emily Henry’s writing vs. Julia Whelan’a narration. I do think EH is amazing at describing all the little moments - his hand “curls on hand around my wrist, running his thumb over my veins.” … these moments I wouldn’t think that much about, make the book seem real.
"The library is, like, the single best cross section of humanity," I tell him. ". Ch 26
“It's easy to be loved by the ones who've never seen you f*** up. The ones you've never had to apologize to, and who still think all your 'quirks' are charming.” Ch 28
“Those are the moments that make a life. Not grand gestures, but mundane details that, over time, accumulate until you have a home, instead of a house. The things that matter. The things I can’t stop longing for. Ch 32
Content Warnings
Father issues