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A review by libbyys16
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
This book wasn’t what I expected but a great one to help me overcome my reading hiatus. The pacing is all over the place so my interest in it came in waves. The first chapter/third/part is probably the best just by nature of how interesting the subject matter of being a writer for a late night comedy show is. MMC is nearly flawless perfect which at times can be a painful contrast to how much self loathing and insecurity the FMC has. Once you finally get to the romance in “Romantic Comedy” the book becomes redeemable. The dialogue and introspection that comes from this book is eye opening and inspired some looking inward that I appreciated. Important to note: I’m a girl in her 20s so maybe this level of maturity is the reality of dating in your 30s/40s. Sittenfeld is a good writer that I aspire to write like conventionally; however I ultimately believe this story did not need to be told. Happily Ever After & no one dies
To add to everyone else’s summaries:
The middle 60 pages are just emails back and forth between the FMC and MMC so that chunk flew by. It is primarily set during pandemic so prepare yourself for endless mask and social distancing references if you, too, are still burnt out from quarantine. The “diverse characters” read as props and have little to no depth to distinguish them from another.
To add to everyone else’s summaries:
The middle 60 pages are just emails back and forth between the FMC and MMC so that chunk flew by. It is primarily set during pandemic so prepare yourself for endless mask and social distancing references if you, too, are still burnt out from quarantine. The “diverse characters” read as props and have little to no depth to distinguish them from another.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic