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A review by stephsbooktalk
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
5.0
Thank you so much to Random House for the advance copy of this book!
Holy cow I loved this book!!!! I absolutely love celeb & normal person romance trope and this one was no exception!
What was unique about this book was the format of the book. It was told in 3 chapters with an epilogue. Threw me off completely because if you know me, I hate long chapters.
"How had I developed a consuming, imbalance-inducing crush on Noah fucking fake-surfer Making-Love-in-July Brewster?"
The book is about a 36 year old woman Sally Milz who is a writer for a late night Saturday sketch comedy show called The Night Owls. The show has a history of the male employees who end up with female celebrities that appear on the show and she believes that the opposite cannot occur. Enter Noah Brewster who is a singer-songwriter who is scheduled to be the host and musical guest one weekend in 2018. After flirtatious exchanges and glances, the week didn't end up how either one expected. Fast forward two years later, we are in summer of 2020 and Covid is very much real in this world. The two reconnect over a series of emails and phone conversations before they meet in person.
My only grievance with this book is I really was getting angry at Sally. Things would be going so well for her and Noah and then suddenly it stop and accusations would come out of the left field. I was so happy at one point she questions if she is self sabotaging herself which I really wanted to yell YES at 11 at night but contained myself.
"I wanted to talk to you, and every time I've talked to you since I've always wanted to keep talking to you."
I thought the banter between Sally and Noah was wonderful. She has such snarky comebacks to the different characters that there were numerous times I would laugh out loud. And Noah, sweet Noah. He was added to my book boyfriend list because my goodness there was just something about him. Especially his vulnerability in the 2nd half of the book and it is what he embodied is what you could only hope to have in a partner.
Another thing that I loved about this compared to other romances I have read is the ages of the main characters. These characters are in their mid 30s which then extends to just about 40 years old by the end of the book. They are older, they have more life experiences but yet they still make mistakes and still have insecurities.
This does have a Covid storyline in the 2nd half of the book. It did not bother me but if this is something you are sensitive to then perhaps this isn't for you at this point in time. I think this may have been my first book where it was present so heavily and I was not bothered by it. It is hard to believe that we are 3 years removed from the height of it but this took you back in. Depending on how it played out, it may have brought tears to my eyes but luckily Curtis did not break my heart but instead just made it smile.
Despite the format of the book, I felt like I was breezing through it and thought it flowed quickly. Even though we were able to get a feel from Noah's perspective based off the dialogue, I selfishly would have loved to have had Noah's point of view. Once Noah made his feels known, there was no stopping him and he was so patient with Sally as she worked through her own emotions.
This book is perfect for those who love Saturday Night Live, celeb/normal person romance & a whole section of email exchange.
Bravo!!
Holy cow I loved this book!!!! I absolutely love celeb & normal person romance trope and this one was no exception!
What was unique about this book was the format of the book. It was told in 3 chapters with an epilogue. Threw me off completely because if you know me, I hate long chapters.
"How had I developed a consuming, imbalance-inducing crush on Noah fucking fake-surfer Making-Love-in-July Brewster?"
The book is about a 36 year old woman Sally Milz who is a writer for a late night Saturday sketch comedy show called The Night Owls. The show has a history of the male employees who end up with female celebrities that appear on the show and she believes that the opposite cannot occur. Enter Noah Brewster who is a singer-songwriter who is scheduled to be the host and musical guest one weekend in 2018. After flirtatious exchanges and glances, the week didn't end up how either one expected. Fast forward two years later, we are in summer of 2020 and Covid is very much real in this world. The two reconnect over a series of emails and phone conversations before they meet in person.
My only grievance with this book is I really was getting angry at Sally. Things would be going so well for her and Noah and then suddenly it stop and accusations would come out of the left field. I was so happy at one point she questions if she is self sabotaging herself which I really wanted to yell YES at 11 at night but contained myself.
"I wanted to talk to you, and every time I've talked to you since I've always wanted to keep talking to you."
I thought the banter between Sally and Noah was wonderful. She has such snarky comebacks to the different characters that there were numerous times I would laugh out loud. And Noah, sweet Noah. He was added to my book boyfriend list because my goodness there was just something about him. Especially his vulnerability in the 2nd half of the book and it is what he embodied is what you could only hope to have in a partner.
Another thing that I loved about this compared to other romances I have read is the ages of the main characters. These characters are in their mid 30s which then extends to just about 40 years old by the end of the book. They are older, they have more life experiences but yet they still make mistakes and still have insecurities.
This does have a Covid storyline in the 2nd half of the book. It did not bother me but if this is something you are sensitive to then perhaps this isn't for you at this point in time. I think this may have been my first book where it was present so heavily and I was not bothered by it. It is hard to believe that we are 3 years removed from the height of it but this took you back in. Depending on how it played out, it may have brought tears to my eyes but luckily Curtis did not break my heart but instead just made it smile.
Despite the format of the book, I felt like I was breezing through it and thought it flowed quickly. Even though we were able to get a feel from Noah's perspective based off the dialogue, I selfishly would have loved to have had Noah's point of view. Once Noah made his feels known, there was no stopping him and he was so patient with Sally as she worked through her own emotions.
This book is perfect for those who love Saturday Night Live, celeb/normal person romance & a whole section of email exchange.
Bravo!!