Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
And if I was looking at that, would I pick you out from everyone else and say, ‘That’s the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen?’ If I’m being honest, no. But human beings aren’t static images. We’re dynamic and kinetic, and it’s like I said before—right away, I wanted to talk to you, and every time I’ve talked to you since I’ve always wanted to keep talking to you.”
This story took me a while to get into. Even though I really liked learning all about the details on what it felt like to work on a show like SNL, I found it hard to connect with the story for some reason. I couldn’t dive into it and I wasn’t sure I cared about the characters in anything more than a superficial way.
But of course, Curtis Sittenfeld doesn’t do wrong by her readers and soon enough I was completely engrossed in Sally’s story. Sittenfeld is such a smart writer and I loved reading all the little bits and pieces that made me chuckle.
But most of all I loved Noah’s character. I loved him and Sally and I loved how it was a wonderful, feel-good romantic comedy filled with smart characters and delicious, memorable quotes. Love love loved this one.
“Well,” I said, “I once heard a smart person point out that it’s hard to determine where the dividing line is between cheesiness and acceptable emotional extravagance.” He grinned again. “I didn’t tell you at the time, but I know exactly where the line is. When it’s happening to other people, it’s cheesy. When it’s happening to you, it’s wonderful.”
with gratitude to netgalley and Random House for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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