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A review by agigliotti758
This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry
5.0
For a first read of this author, I am truly blown away and can’t wait to pick up more Katie Henry! This book was unputdownable for me.
While there are definitely trigger warnings with this book, it truly is a journey of growth and learning for Izzy.
Izzy is 16 and dealing with a lot of issues including neglectful (but not maliciously) parents, a gaslighting, emotionally (and sometimes physically) abusive boyfriend, and a general feeling of never being heard. When she stumbles into a comedy open mic night in an effort to avoid her boyfriend, she finds a group of supportive friends that encourage her to speak up and find her voice. Mo, Jonah, and Will are complex (each a minority that expresses how they are tokenized in comedy, marginalized in life and still speaking loudly to be heard as fully realized individuals) and being out a side of Izzy that she never knew before. As Izzy starts to speak out, she starts to approach her problems head on and finally discovers who she wants to be.
I loved the unique traits of Izzy, from the auditory disorder to her love of plants and Shakespeare to her inner voice. The writing is a huge help to discovering Izzy as everything feels very conversational.
Overall, loved the characters, loved the writing, loved the book!
While there are definitely trigger warnings with this book, it truly is a journey of growth and learning for Izzy.
Izzy is 16 and dealing with a lot of issues including neglectful (but not maliciously) parents, a gaslighting, emotionally (and sometimes physically) abusive boyfriend, and a general feeling of never being heard. When she stumbles into a comedy open mic night in an effort to avoid her boyfriend, she finds a group of supportive friends that encourage her to speak up and find her voice. Mo, Jonah, and Will are complex (each a minority that expresses how they are tokenized in comedy, marginalized in life and still speaking loudly to be heard as fully realized individuals) and being out a side of Izzy that she never knew before. As Izzy starts to speak out, she starts to approach her problems head on and finally discovers who she wants to be.
I loved the unique traits of Izzy, from the auditory disorder to her love of plants and Shakespeare to her inner voice. The writing is a huge help to discovering Izzy as everything feels very conversational.
Overall, loved the characters, loved the writing, loved the book!