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A review by nadia
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
There was something refreshing about this romance! It had a more mature, realistic feel to others I've read, not that I've ready many!
I really liked the different structures Sittenfeld played with — it felt like three different novels in one, in a good way, to me — and I thought a lot of the dialogue between the characters just felt very real and raw.
With some of the characters' actions/decisions, especially the main character, I was torn between thinking "well, this exactly how real-life humans behave!!" and "this is kinda frustrating, c'mon now!", but overall, I think I was more with the former, and for that Sittenfeld did do a great job.
There were some times were I did get a little bored and wanted the action to hurry up a little. And it was a little tough to read, mainly because of a personal relationship thing I'm working through at the moment (Romantic Comedy was recommended to me after someone I'd just met heard about what I was going through and thought this would be a great comfort read. It was, on the whole, I think...but there were some real triggering things/things that coincidentally hit too close to home. They couldn't have known!), but ultimately the book left me feeling hopeful and I'm glad I read it!
I really liked the different structures Sittenfeld played with — it felt like three different novels in one, in a good way, to me — and I thought a lot of the dialogue between the characters just felt very real and raw.
With some of the characters' actions/decisions, especially the main character, I was torn between thinking "well, this exactly how real-life humans behave!!" and "this is kinda frustrating, c'mon now!", but overall, I think I was more with the former, and for that Sittenfeld did do a great job.
There were some times were I did get a little bored and wanted the action to hurry up a little. And it was a little tough to read, mainly because of a personal relationship thing I'm working through at the moment (Romantic Comedy was recommended to me after someone I'd just met heard about what I was going through and thought this would be a great comfort read. It was, on the whole, I think...but there were some real triggering things/things that coincidentally hit too close to home. They couldn't have known!), but ultimately the book left me feeling hopeful and I'm glad I read it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Pandemic/Epidemic