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Romantic Comedy: Reese's Book Club
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - A comedy writer thinks she's sworn off love, until a dreamy pop star flips the script on all her assumptions--a "smart, sophisticated, and fun" (Oprah Daily) novel from the author of Eligible, Rodham, and Prep.
"Full of dazzling banter and sizzling chemistry."--People
"If you ever wanted a backstage pass to Saturday Night Live, this is the book for you."--Zibby Owens, Good Morning America
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, Harper's Bazaar, Real Simple, She Reads, New York Post
Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, a late-night live comedy show that airs every Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life.
But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the show, he joins the not-so-exclusive group of talented but average-looking and even dorky men at the show--and in society at large--who've gotten romantically involved with incredibly beautiful and accomplished women. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch called The Danny Horst Rule, poking fun at this phenomenon while underscoring how unlikely it is that the reverse would ever happen for a woman.
Enter Noah Brewster, a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating models, who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week's show. Dazzled by his charms, Sally hits it off with Noah instantly, and as they collaborate on one sketch after another, she begins to wonder if there might actually be sparks flying. But this isn't a romantic comedy--it's real life. And in real life, someone like him would never date someone like her . . . right?
With her keen observations and trademark ability to bring complex women to life on the page, Curtis Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder of love, while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780399590948
EAN:
9780399590948
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
320
Authors:
Curtis Sittenfeld
Publisher:
Random House
Published Date: 2023-04-04
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When I 1st started reading, I wasn't sure where the book was going At 1 point I thought I would Stop reading And move on to something else. I am very glad I did Not... this book was funny and sad and fantastic all at the same time. I feel like this is a book I would love to read for the 1st time again.
I’m one of a legion of straight men who can’t get enough of Sittenfeld’s prose — cynical and hopeful at once, clear-eyed and magical. ROMANTIC COMEDY is just that, a propulsive page-turner that had me smiling and even tearing up throughout. Highly recommended.
Sally Miles writes comedy for a thinly-disguised SNL. Meeting a handsome celebrity guest starts to look promising, then goes badly wrong. COVID happens. This is a lively fun read from beginning to end, and you'll be glad you tried it.
I enjoyed this one. He was really sweet. They both had issues to work through and it was nice to see the, communicate with eachother. really enjoyed the pen pal portion of the book.
The protagonist of this story is Sally Milz, a writer for a "Saturday Night Live" type of show that airs on late night tv. Her job consists of a crazy week leading up to the show, going over comedy sketches with celebrity guest hosts and culminates with the requisite Saturday night party after every show. Her love life is not great, but she is practically married to the show and her closest friends are her co-workers.Sally creates funny skits about what bothers her about society in general. She has noticed that some of her average, nerdy male co-workers have relationships with gorgeous top models and famous actresses and decides to make her latest skit about a plain, but intelligent woman like herself, in good shape , but no runway model, who attracts the amorous attention of a devastatingly handsome man. The comedy is about how society approves of the schlumpy guy with a beautiful girl ("good for him!") but sees the pairing of a plain girl with a gorgeous guy as ridiculous (What does he see in her??")It happens that the next guest host is a world famous romantic pop singer, who is also the most attractive man she has ever seen in real life, Noah Brewster. Sally and Noah work closely on the skits for the next show and develop a closeness which makes Sally uncomfortable, so she says something in her usual snarky way that puts him off.I liked the witty dialogue between Sally, her co-workers and Noah. It was very interesting to learn how a Saturday Night Live type show (called "The Night Owls" in this book) is developed and performed.The second part of the book takes place when the taping of the show is suspended during Covid-19. Some friendships deepened and some marriages collapse. The characters growth and happy ending makes this an entertaining book to read for Valentine's Day!
