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Romantic Comedy

Romantic Comedy

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  • Author：Curtis Sittenfeld
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Summary

A TV script writer thinks she's over romance， until an unlikely love interest upends all her assumptions: a humorous， subversive and tender-hearted novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Rodham， American Wife and Prep。

Life is （not）* a Romantic Comedy。。。

With a series of heartbreaks under her belt， Sally Milz - successful script writer for a legendary late-night TV comedy show - has long abandoned the search for love。

But when her friend and fellow writer begins to date a glamorous actress， he joins the growing club of interesting but average-looking men who get romantically involved with accomplished， beautiful women。 Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch， poking fun at this 'social rule'。 The reverse never happens for a woman。

Then Sally meets Noah， a pop idol with a reputation for dating models。 But this isn't a romantic comedy - it's real life。 Would someone like him ever date someone like her？

Skewering all our certainties about why we fall in love， Romantic Comedy is a witty and probing tale of how the heart will follow itself， no matter what anyone says。 It is Curtis Sittenfeld at her most sharp， daring and compassionate best。

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Reviews

Kristy Pinkley ，

I thought this was a thoroughly entertaining novel。 The author writes like someone that worked on SNL & used it to create a similar setting。 I did find it hard to read about the pandemic again but I thought the way it was written was creative & well thought out。 I found the characters entertaining & highly recommend reading this book。Thanks to the publisher & NetGalley for advanced copy in exchange for my honest review

Brodie ，

I received an ARC copy oof this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Romantic Comedy is about a writer for a comedy sketch show; Sally Milz， and musician ;Noah Brewster。 The two meet on set when Noah is hosting and is that weeks musical guest。 They bond and talk and have a good week together。 Are a comedy writer and a very famous and beloved musician compatible？ Can they even be friends？ Or will Sallys rules on love get in the way？ Sally is deeply flawed and doesn’t think she I received an ARC copy oof this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Romantic Comedy is about a writer for a comedy sketch show; Sally Milz， and musician ;Noah Brewster。 The two meet on set when Noah is hosting and is that weeks musical guest。 They bond and talk and have a good week together。 Are a comedy writer and a very famous and beloved musician compatible？ Can they even be friends？ Or will Sallys rules on love get in the way？ Sally is deeply flawed and doesn’t think she can be loved or even liked to an extent。 She really doesn’t know her true talent or that others may be able to see it， or maybe she just doesn’t believe it couple ever exist。 She’s super hard on herself and tend to self sabotage her relationships。 Noahs every move is monitored and every relationship is documented by paparazzi。 Not much of his life is wholly his own。 This book was super fun to read。 I liked how the novel is set up into 3 Chapters of their lives and i liked peeking into Sallys head and what she was thinking while everything was happening。 I heard a lot about this book and knew I needed to read it and i am so glad i got the chance to。 I highly recommend if you like… as the title says romantic comedies。 And the side characters made the story even cuter。 Everything with Jerry was very sweet and made me happy that Sally had such a good relationship with him even after her mom passed。 So cute！！！ 。。。more

Rebekah ，

**somewhere around 4/1/2 stars** review to follow。

Novel Visits ，

I loved it！ Flew through it in 2 days。 Full Review to follow。

Jen Atwater ，

Interesting and enjoyable book！ It’s different than the typical romance book set up。 Romantic Comedy is divided into three long chapters。 I am a fan of Saturday Night Live which the book’s fictional show The Night Owls is based off， so that was fun to read about。 Even though the plot may seem a little far fetched with a romance between a comedy writer and a famous singer， their relationship felt very realistic。 It may be a trigger warning for some， but Covid is talked about heavily in this book。 Interesting and enjoyable book！ It’s different than the typical romance book set up。 Romantic Comedy is divided into three long chapters。 I am a fan of Saturday Night Live which the book’s fictional show The Night Owls is based off， so that was fun to read about。 Even though the plot may seem a little far fetched with a romance between a comedy writer and a famous singer， their relationship felt very realistic。 It may be a trigger warning for some， but Covid is talked about heavily in this book。 The plot of Romantic Comedy focuses on Sally， who is a writer for the SNL type show The Night Owls。 Chapter 1 is all about a week of preparation and shooting the show。 The guest host is Noah， a famous pop singer。 The two hit it off right away when working on sketches for the show。 Something happens between them and they don’t speak for two years。 They reconnect through e-mail conversations in chapter 2 and well without spoiling much chapter 3 is the aftermath of those conversations。 I thought the chapter 2 setup with the e-mails was so cute and unique！ This book is more satirical in its humor， so it may not be for everyone。 I did have a good time reading it though and thought it was refreshing。 Thank you Netgalley for the free advance reader copy of this book in exchange for a review！ Romantic Comedy will officially release on April 4。 。。。more

Angela ，

"Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld is a delightful， smart， and refreshing take on the classic rom-com genre。 As a fan of both romantic comedies and comedic writing， I was immediately drawn to the premise of the book， and Sittenfeld did not disappoint。The novel follows the story of Sally a comedy writer who works for a popular sketch show much like SNL。 When she meets Joshua， a famous musician who performs on the show， she finds herself sensing a spark， but isn’t sure that a famous musician c "Romantic Comedy" by Curtis Sittenfeld is a delightful， smart， and refreshing take on the classic rom-com genre。 As a fan of both romantic comedies and comedic writing， I was immediately drawn to the premise of the book， and Sittenfeld did not disappoint。The novel follows the story of Sally a comedy writer who works for a popular sketch show much like SNL。 When she meets Joshua， a famous musician who performs on the show， she finds herself sensing a spark， but isn’t sure that a famous musician could actually have feelings for a low key comedy writer。 Sittenfeld's writing is sharp， witty， and infused with humor， making it a joy to read。 The characters are well-developed and complex and reading about them navigating the ins and outs of a relationship was enjoyable。。Overall， "Romantic Comedy" is a five-star read that I would highly recommend to anyone who loves a good romance or a well-written and smart comedy。 Thank you to Netgalley for sharing this Arc in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Kate Vidovich ，

Another feel good book from Curtis Sittenfeld。 Nothing like a good romantic comedy set against the backdrop of a live comedy show。 Funny， endearing， and cute。

Lisa ，

This was a well-titled book！ This enjoyable romantic comedy is set in NYC at a very SNL-esque comedy show。 Part of it takes place during the pandemic， which brought back all the worry and trauma of that time， but overall the characters， will-they-or-won't-they vibe， and the gender commentary made this a very enjoyable read。 This was a well-titled book！ This enjoyable romantic comedy is set in NYC at a very SNL-esque comedy show。 Part of it takes place during the pandemic， which brought back all the worry and trauma of that time， but overall the characters， will-they-or-won't-they vibe， and the gender commentary made this a very enjoyable read。 。。。more

erica ，

This book has a lot of positive reviews so all I can think is that I am not the right person for this story。 I found the first part of the book tedious。 It’s all about the mechanics of a SNL-like tv show。 Some information would have been fine。 But this part of the book drags on and on。 And it doesn’t advance the storyline。 The second part is during COVID with all the things we just lived through; lockdown， sanitizing， etc。 etc。 Too much too soon。 We are still suffering a worldwide pandemic。 My r This book has a lot of positive reviews so all I can think is that I am not the right person for this story。 I found the first part of the book tedious。 It’s all about the mechanics of a SNL-like tv show。 Some information would have been fine。 But this part of the book drags on and on。 And it doesn’t advance the storyline。 The second part is during COVID with all the things we just lived through; lockdown， sanitizing， etc。 etc。 Too much too soon。 We are still suffering a worldwide pandemic。 My reading is a time to escape from this。 And lastly I just didn’t much like the MC Sally。 She’s too old to be so immature。 I was provided this book by NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for my feedback。 。。。more

Anjali ，

I can't remember the last time I stayed up until 3am， completely incapable of putting a book down despite all common sense telling me to step away。 Thank you for a very short night's sleep， Curtis Sittenfeld！ In all seriousness， this rom-com is deceptively readable。 It's so entertaining and funny that it didn't hit me until I was done how well Sittenfeld explored some really big themes of self-acceptance and connection。 I laughed out loud multiple times， felt like I really， truly knew Sally as a I can't remember the last time I stayed up until 3am， completely incapable of putting a book down despite all common sense telling me to step away。 Thank you for a very short night's sleep， Curtis Sittenfeld！ In all seriousness， this rom-com is deceptively readable。 It's so entertaining and funny that it didn't hit me until I was done how well Sittenfeld explored some really big themes of self-acceptance and connection。 I laughed out loud multiple times， felt like I really， truly knew Sally as a character， and I loved the exploration of gender roles and the inherent inequities of the dating world。 If you enjoy smart romantic comedies， I can't recommend this highly enough。 Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for a digital review copy。 。。。more

hannah rose ，

I keep going back and forth with how I feel about this book， but I think I’m landing on the idea that it just wasn’t for me。 The first part of the book was way too long and was way too in depth about the SNL-adjacent show procedure/behind the scenes。 I was cringing at the jokes and sketch premises （it was millennial humor to the extreme， and I just couldn’t get behind it）。 The second part of the book is what brought me back in。 The heart of the book is in these email exchanges between our two ch I keep going back and forth with how I feel about this book， but I think I’m landing on the idea that it just wasn’t for me。 The first part of the book was way too long and was way too in depth about the SNL-adjacent show procedure/behind the scenes。 I was cringing at the jokes and sketch premises （it was millennial humor to the extreme， and I just couldn’t get behind it）。 The second part of the book is what brought me back in。 The heart of the book is in these email exchanges between our two characters， and I loved them。 This was the closest to a “romantic comedy” the book ever got。 The final part of the book just made me sad in general about the height of the pandemic and I don’t enjoy reading/watching media taking place then。 It’s still weird to me， to think about such an intense and despondent time in our lives as a plot point in fiction， and I think this should be added to the description so readers know how prevalent it is to the plot。 I still think this book was well-written， it just wasn’t for me at all。 。。。more

Kelly （and the Book Boar） ，

Holy shit – a 5 Star read。 This is not a test。 Run do not walk to your local library or bookseller next Tuesday。 Orrrrrrrrrr maybe only do so if you are a Saturday Night Live superfan？ If you’ve been around my crap reviews at all， you should be aware that I am an SNL superfan who not only watches， but has gone on many a deep dive of the processes involved in making the weekly magic happen as well as reading/listening to celebrity memoirs of former cast members when I need something for Nonfi Holy shit – a 5 Star read。 This is not a test。 Run do not walk to your local library or bookseller next Tuesday。 Orrrrrrrrrr maybe only do so if you are a Saturday Night Live superfan？ If you’ve been around my crap reviews at all， you should be aware that I am an SNL superfan who not only watches， but has gone on many a deep dive of the processes involved in making the weekly magic happen as well as reading/listening to celebrity memoirs of former cast members when I need something for Nonfiction November， but am too dumb to read most nonfiction。 The only thing I have enjoyed more than my weekly hangouts with the Not Ready for Primetime Players for the past 35+ years was when the never disappointing 30 Rock was on the air （which， in case you live under a rock， was a fictionalized behind the scenes action of creating “The Girly Show” – an SNL knockoff）。 All that being said， Romantic Comedy could have been called “Liz Lemon Finds True Love” and I have no words for how much I loved it。The first half （46%） is a breakdown of how “The Night Owls” （again *cough SNL cough*） comes together each week in order to appear live on your television。 Like I said above， this is the make it or break part that will determine if this is your idea of a good time or not。 I was practically crapping myself and most definitely Googled “did Curtis Sittenfeld work at SNL？？？？” because it was so accurate。 “Chapter 2” takes place a couple of years later and is epistolary format told via text messages （let me double down on my love and say epistolary when done well is also my jam）。 Then there’s Chapter 3 and an Epilogue but I ain’t a spoiler， so you’ll have to read it for yourself to find out what happens。 Just now that unlike nearly every writer over the course of Covid， Sittenfeld didn’t shit the bed with her take on the pandemic。The basic premise here is a potential love story revolving around “The Danny Horst Rule” – Danny being a fictionalized version of a The Night Owls writer/actor who somehow bagged an A-List babe who on paper would be considered way out of his league。 （see Dan Akroyd/Carrie Fisher; Emma Stone/Dave McCary; Fred Armisen/Elizabeth Moss or Natasha Lyonne; Jason Sudakis/Olivia Wilde; Pete Davidson/pretty much everyone he’s ever fucked if you doubt this is a real-life thing – and note I’m excluding Colin Jost from this answer because he’s just as hot as ScarJo so the only thing that doesn’t add up with the two of them is the number of zeroes in their respective bank accounts。） Romantic Comedy turns the tables by featuring Noah Brewster， a superhot male rock star， possibly falling for the hilarious， but average TNO writer， Sally Milz。I thought every single second of this was perfection。 The only gripe I have is that my request for an early copy sat pending so long before I finally got approved， but since I got my greedy mitts on it a week early all is forgiven。 ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you， NetGalley！！！！！ 。。。more

downtown ，

This is a new to me author as I primarily read romance。A comedy sketch writer for a late night show （read: SNL） and the week’s musical guest hit it off during the show’s week long prep。 Their romance is told in 3 parts。 The 1st 3rd of the book is very slice of life， written very conversationally， just a play by play of a week in the life of an SNL comedy sketch writer （TNO in the book）。 So if you don’t think that sounds entertaining， you might not like this book bc it starts a bit slow。 I was fa This is a new to me author as I primarily read romance。A comedy sketch writer for a late night show （read: SNL） and the week’s musical guest hit it off during the show’s week long prep。 Their romance is told in 3 parts。 The 1st 3rd of the book is very slice of life， written very conversationally， just a play by play of a week in the life of an SNL comedy sketch writer （TNO in the book）。 So if you don’t think that sounds entertaining， you might not like this book bc it starts a bit slow。 I was fascinated by it。 And no I’m not some die hard SNL fan， I just enjoyed learning the process of the show。 But mostly， this is where I fell in love with Sally， a 38 yr old divorced comedy writer who comes across as a bit jaded at first。 This whole section allowed you to get to know Sally where she felt most comfortable and it was great writing。 Her dry wit and sarcasm paired with her inner ramblings of her social anxiety were hilarious and so very relatable。 She would have a seemingly normal interaction then overanalyze them in her head obsessively。 Hello self！ （If run-on sentences offend you， you won’t like this book。 But it lent well to portraying her anxiety。） Overall she was passionate， unapologetic， and clever。The second act of this book is epistolary - emails between Sally and the musician， Noah。 Their banter is charming as hell and I think I grinned for 70 straight pages。 Things really speed up from this point on。 The 3rd part of the book， the romance gets turned up to full volume and everything comes to a head。 From the blurb you can guess the conflict and I do not feel like it was overblown or unrealistic。 She was just an average woman dating a superstar。 The fact she finds it all a bit surreal is understandable。 I’ve seen other reviews being annoyed by her insecurities but I never felt it was over the top or unrelatable。 Sally has always lived behind-the-scenes and had a habit of self-sabotage but Noah truly sees her for her。 I can always get behind a conflict that turns into a 4 page long love declaration。Noah， who by the way is a sweet， unassuming and true book boyfriend material， wins a gold star for communication。 Noah is， in the words of Julia Robert's character from Notting hill， just a boy standing in front of a girl asking her to love him。My only dislike， and it was a relatively small one， mid-final conflict the focus pivoted from the romance back to just women’s lit in a way that felt unnecessary and a bit frustrating for romance。（view spoiler）[Jerry gets COVID and I felt this whole event could have been cut or even have happened after the fight was resolved。 And still showed Sally， without angst， Noah’s sticking power。 （hide spoiler）] Ultimately， it was all very human - especially during COVID to have emergencies interfere with life。 But it made the conclusion and wrap up feel fairly rushed/abrupt。 However， I still adored this book。 It was so human and so very relatable。 Sweet， clever， and hilarious。 I think I highlighted half of the text。Fans of Annabel Monaghan and Emily Henry will enjoy this book。 Thank you Net Galley and Random House for this ARC！ 。。。more

Gail Atkins ，

Great easy read。 A famous singer appears on a late night comedy satire。 He becomes friendly with a script writer; both test the water where each other is concerned。 A few months later Covid hits the world and emails reconnect the couple。 Will they may a go of it or just remain friends？

Brenda Bishop ，

I really enjoyed this cute romcom about a writer named Sally that works at TNO （think SNL）。 Through work she meets singer Noah Brewster。 Unfortunately， she is insecure and that leads to him being the one that got away。 Two years later， during the pandemic， they reconnect and that's when the book really starts getting good！ Thank you to Netgalley and Random house for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review！ I really enjoyed this cute romcom about a writer named Sally that works at TNO （think SNL）。 Through work she meets singer Noah Brewster。 Unfortunately， she is insecure and that leads to him being the one that got away。 Two years later， during the pandemic， they reconnect and that's when the book really starts getting good！ Thank you to Netgalley and Random house for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more

Linda ，

What an absolutely delightful romance novel！ I’ll be recommending this one to all my friends。 The two main characters came across as real people with conversations that drew me in from beginning to end。 As a side note， if you’re a longtime Saturday Night Live fan like me， you’ll be especially intrigued。 Curtis Sittenfeld is now on my list of favorite authors。

Christine Searfoss ，

A smart rom com that takes place behind the scenes of SNL？ Sign me up！ This is funny， sweet， and also informative about the life of a comedy writer。 I loved the characters， especially Sally。 She’s smart， funny， and is prone to self-sabotage。 I haven’t been the biggest fan of books that take place during the pandemic， but this does it well。 It manages to capture what life was like during 2020 without making the story about the pandemic。Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the advanced copy！

Dina ，

Thank you for the advanced reader copy NetGalley & Doubleday Books。 I am a big fan of Curtis Sittenfeld and was super excited to read this。 Sittenfeld has great pacing throughout the story， and I found it un-put-downable。 I liked the famous person/not as famous person love story and peaks behind the curtain of a "SNL" like show。 I really loved Noah， his warmth and self awareness were refreshing。 I didn't love Sally as much， there was so much self-doubt， and that got too repetitive for me， especi Thank you for the advanced reader copy NetGalley & Doubleday Books。 I am a big fan of Curtis Sittenfeld and was super excited to read this。 Sittenfeld has great pacing throughout the story， and I found it un-put-downable。 I liked the famous person/not as famous person love story and peaks behind the curtain of a "SNL" like show。 I really loved Noah， his warmth and self awareness were refreshing。 I didn't love Sally as much， there was so much self-doubt， and that got too repetitive for me， especially toward the end。 Overall， I would give this 3。5 stars but will round up to 4 for goodreads。 。。。more

Caitlyn ，

This was a little odd for me。The book was split into 3 parts and each part read like its own separate book。 They didn’t feel cohesive and it was kind of jarring。In the first section， the long drawn out descriptions of behind the scenes at TNO was so tedious I found myself skipping large parts。 There were just so many names and skits and details they didn’t add to the story at all。 If you cut out all the fluff， the parts that actually added to the story were very tiny。The second part was emails b This was a little odd for me。The book was split into 3 parts and each part read like its own separate book。 They didn’t feel cohesive and it was kind of jarring。In the first section， the long drawn out descriptions of behind the scenes at TNO was so tedious I found myself skipping large parts。 There were just so many names and skits and details they didn’t add to the story at all。 If you cut out all the fluff， the parts that actually added to the story were very tiny。The second part was emails between Noah and Sally。 I love this type of writing and found both the banter and the meaningful conversations to be great。 The final section was a single， incredibly long chapter that was standard romance plot。I enjoyed Sally and Noah as characters， I liked their growth and how real their conversations were。 I also appreciated that even thought there wasn’t a Noah POV， you could clearly understand where he was coming from and he had well developed motives and ideas。Overall， if section 1 was totally redone and streamlined I think this would have worked better for me as a romance story。 It should also be noted that there is really no comedy or funny parts actually in this。 As a warning， section 2 and 3 of this takes place during COVID which could be difficult for some people。 。。。more

Chani ，

I was excited to get an early copy of the book through Goodreads so I feel a little obligated to write a review。 I liked this book ， I really did ， the writing was sharp and the characters were likable ， but I’m not really a romance reader so it took longer to read than it should have。 I would however recommend it to anyone who loves the genre and the author 。

Michelle ，

Absolutely loved Curtis Sittenfeld's newest book - Romantic Comedy。 Sally has been a writer at TNO （think SNL） for some time and is lucky enough to have several sketches chosen for this week's guest host Noah Brewster， pop star。 Sally Milz is a writer for a show called The Night Owls or TNO as they call it。 On the show， she becomes friends with Danny Horst。 He is an ordinary guy who dated a guest-host who was an actress。 Sally sees that many of the men on the show are ordinary and end up dating Absolutely loved Curtis Sittenfeld's newest book - Romantic Comedy。 Sally has been a writer at TNO （think SNL） for some time and is lucky enough to have several sketches chosen for this week's guest host Noah Brewster， pop star。 Sally Milz is a writer for a show called The Night Owls or TNO as they call it。 On the show， she becomes friends with Danny Horst。 He is an ordinary guy who dated a guest-host who was an actress。 Sally sees that many of the men on the show are ordinary and end up dating gorgeous women who are way above them。 This makes her wonder if it is only a guy thing， but she decides to use her creative ability to make fun of this trend。 She came up with a sketch called the Danny Horst rule。 Then we meet the guest-host of the current show， who will work with Sally。 Noah Brewster is a pop music boy band type with a rep for dating models。 When he sits in one of the meetings with Sally and the team， he notices Sally right away。 He comments on her sketch， but she may have taken it the wrong way。 You can just feel the tension in this book when these two interact。 They end up helping each other with sketches and find out they each think the other is pretty nice。 But Sally is known to keep guys at arm's length， and she isn't even certain he could really be into her。 I loved the characters in this one。 Her friends were supportive and funny， and I just wanted to add them to my phone to call them too！ This one was funny， but it also has a few bedroom scenes for spice。 This is my favorite type of romance。 I immediately preordered this book and recommend you do the same！！！ This was witty， funny， sharp， and clever。 Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest opinions。 。。。more

Becca Buncie ，

Absolutely loved Curtis Sittenfeld's newest book - Romantic Comedy。Sally has been a writer at TNO （think SNL） for some time and is lucky enough to have several sketches chosen for this week's guest host Noah Brewster， pop star。 First of all I was so interested in learning about how a weekly live comedy show comes to fruition。 I was able to learn so much about the format of the show， the production， timeline， etc。 As a 90s child， I watched a lot of SNL in my day and just found this to be really i Absolutely loved Curtis Sittenfeld's newest book - Romantic Comedy。Sally has been a writer at TNO （think SNL） for some time and is lucky enough to have several sketches chosen for this week's guest host Noah Brewster， pop star。 First of all I was so interested in learning about how a weekly live comedy show comes to fruition。 I was able to learn so much about the format of the show， the production， timeline， etc。 As a 90s child， I watched a lot of SNL in my day and just found this to be really interesting。 Sally feels herself drawn to Noah when he is hosting SNL in 2018， but they lose touch。 Enter pandemic times of 2020 and she receives an email from Noah。 They become covid pen pals， friends， and so forth。 This book was so well written。 I couldn't wait to pick it up every chance I got。 Loved the book！！ 。。。more

Sarah （stay。stitchy） ，

Thank you to Random House for the early copy。 ROMANTIC COMEDY publishes on April 4。This book is centered around a fictional Saturday Night Live and the main character is one of the writers for the show， her name is Sally and she's super annoying and not confident。 This one should have been funny， but nothing really made me giggle。 Then we get to the "backstage descriptions" which hurt me a little because there was so much description about how things worked and who did what that were SO WRONG。 I Thank you to Random House for the early copy。 ROMANTIC COMEDY publishes on April 4。This book is centered around a fictional Saturday Night Live and the main character is one of the writers for the show， her name is Sally and she's super annoying and not confident。 This one should have been funny， but nothing really made me giggle。 Then we get to the "backstage descriptions" which hurt me a little because there was so much description about how things worked and who did what that were SO WRONG。 I know， I should give it some grace， but it was so hard to not roll my eyes at it。 THEN we get to pandemic times and I just cant keep my eyes from rolling。 Long story long， this was not my jam at all。 。。。more

Cari ，

The glee I felt yesterday when I received an early copy of "Romantic Comedy"！！ I'm a Curtis Sittenfeld super fan， and this was the best way to start my birthday week。 I devoured the whole thing last night。As the title suggests， it's a feel-good romantic comedy。 What I didn't know going in was the plot revolves around stolen-from-the-headlines romances of real SNL comedy writers。 You'll meet variations of "Loren，" "Colin Jost" and "Pete Davidson" （with yes， a few appearances from "Ariana Grande。" The glee I felt yesterday when I received an early copy of "Romantic Comedy"！！ I'm a Curtis Sittenfeld super fan， and this was the best way to start my birthday week。 I devoured the whole thing last night。As the title suggests， it's a feel-good romantic comedy。 What I didn't know going in was the plot revolves around stolen-from-the-headlines romances of real SNL comedy writers。 You'll meet variations of "Loren，" "Colin Jost" and "Pete Davidson" （with yes， a few appearances from "Ariana Grande。" Sorry， no "Scarlett Johansen"） The book takes place in three parts -- the first was my personal favorite。 It showcases one week leading up to an episode of "The Night Owls and we get to know the personalities and schedules of the entire cast。 The next two parts are more traditional romance tropes and focus solely on the two main characters。 I missed the other people a lot。。。 but overall， still a really compelling read。I will admit that I was a bit annoyed with Sally's insecurities by the end of the book。 I really can't stand when characters blow up their lives for the sake of a plot twist， which I realize is common in romance books。 My other warning is that Covid lockdown plays a major part 。。。 so if you're still not ready for that timeline， maybe wait another few years to pick this up。Overall， this was really fun。 For the other Sittenfeld fans， it was more "Eligible" than "American Housewife，" so go in with that lens。Thank you so much to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group！ 。。。more

books&PB ，

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld was near the top of my TBR list so I was very excited to receive an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group。To start with， I devoured this book in less than a day！ I love a great romance story but do get a bit jaded with the formulaic nature seen in this genre。 Romantic Comedy was a very pleasant step away from this。 First of all， our main characters are older， approaching 40， so that sometimes annoying new adult angst and immaturity is ab Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld was near the top of my TBR list so I was very excited to receive an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group。To start with， I devoured this book in less than a day！ I love a great romance story but do get a bit jaded with the formulaic nature seen in this genre。 Romantic Comedy was a very pleasant step away from this。 First of all， our main characters are older， approaching 40， so that sometimes annoying new adult angst and immaturity is absent。 Instead we have a couple of mature， but still flawed and awkward， characters who are working hard to do the best with their very different life pathways when they meet on the set of a late-night TV comedy show。 He's the famous good-looking rock star and she's the always-behind-the-scenes writer。 Sally is convinced that while there are plenty of examples of "hot famous women" in relationships with "average joe guys" that the opposite cannot be true and therefore， despite her attraction to Noah and the hint of chemistry between them， she makes sure there is no chance of anything happening between them。 This is the basis for the first part of the book， which is told purely from Sally's perspective。At this point， I was really wishing this was a dual point of view novel as I wanted to know what was going on in Noah's mind。 So yay！ The second part of the book is set two years later in 2020 as the world goes into COVID lockdown。 Noah emails Sally and they strike up a very deep and intense series of emails over the course of a few weeks。 I think this was one of favorite parts of the book as we got a real glimpse inside Noah's very caring and sweet personality。 He may be a world famous rock star but just like the rest of us he has his insecurities and need for real connection。 There was vulnerabilities exposed， miscommunications， repair， humour， and heartfelt honesty。 It made my heart happy！Romantic Comedy was a unique and satisfying romance read。 I felt the main characters were relatable， written with depth and honestly and I just had to keep reading to see where the story would take them。A solid 4。5 star read！ 。。。more

Kate ，

4。5 stars

Linna ，

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld ✨I was told that if I enjoyed Funny You Should Ask， I'd love this book。 I don't think that ended up being the case for me unfortunately。 This book is definitely not the "typical" romance。 I was totally thrown where there were only three chapters listed at the beginning when this is a 300+ page book。 One chapter is told chronologically with time stamps every time there's a shift， the next a series of emails， and the last just an extremely long chapter。 I do th Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld ✨I was told that if I enjoyed Funny You Should Ask， I'd love this book。 I don't think that ended up being the case for me unfortunately。 This book is definitely not the "typical" romance。 I was totally thrown where there were only three chapters listed at the beginning when this is a 300+ page book。 One chapter is told chronologically with time stamps every time there's a shift， the next a series of emails， and the last just an extremely long chapter。 I do think this was a super interesting way to structure the book though！ The writing style is very witty and fast paced， yet there's descriptions of things （a room， how someone looks） and side tangents that I honestly didn't need to know that much about and didn't feel added all that much to the story。 However， that said the book felt very realistic and as if I was in Sally's head listening to her every thought。 I always find celebrity romances fun， and this wasn't an exception。 Seeing the behinds the scenes of a pseudo-Saturday Night Live and a popstar that was everyone's childhood crush was fun to read。 What wasn't fun to read was the real life events that played a pretty big role in the book - the 2016 election， the big C word。 I read to escape and wasn't expecting this book to follow so close to real life。 Maybe if I knew that going in it wouldn't have bothered me as much。 It took a little bit for me to be convinced， but Sally and Noah did have good chemistry and I was rooting for them to get together。 It's a slow burn romance with a satisfying payoff。 Overall， well written and a unique take on a romance。 Thank you Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for the eARC！ Romantic Comedy releases on 4/4。single POV3。5/5 stars ⭐️ 1/5 spice level 🌶️ 。。。more

Lynn B ，

Not too keen on this one until the last 25%！I wanted to read this book based solely on the fact that it was written by Curtis Sittenfeld， as I loved Rodham。 Unfortunately I found the first half of the book far too detailed to be enjoyable。 The minutia of the off air production team for a comedy show at TNS was not appealing to me。 We got to go through the writing， then the run through， then the show - too much。 Unless you want to live vicariously through the book and experience real life comedy Not too keen on this one until the last 25%！I wanted to read this book based solely on the fact that it was written by Curtis Sittenfeld， as I loved Rodham。 Unfortunately I found the first half of the book far too detailed to be enjoyable。 The minutia of the off air production team for a comedy show at TNS was not appealing to me。 We got to go through the writing， then the run through， then the show - too much。 Unless you want to live vicariously through the book and experience real life comedy writing for live TV。I wasn't really engaged with any of the main characters at this point。 I did like the female friendships and some of the slick comedy lines， but I was srtuggling with it。 I read advance reviews that said to stick with it as the second half was so much better。 So I did。Then came into the storyline Covid， so if you are uncomfortable about revisiting that time this might not be the book for you。 I was ok with it but not with the dialogue being through emails。 I am not a fan of this style of writing so the next 25% wasn't too good for me either but fared better than the first 50%。Finally the last 25% of the book was pure genius and I loved it。 I felt that I finally got the characters and was really engaged with the story。 The writing is certainly intelligent and observational。 I'm pleased I didn't stop reading， but I think a lot of readers may not get to that last 25% as the first half is so bogged down in detail。 。。。more

Ellen ，

Curtis Sittenfeld is one of my favorite authors， and this book did not disappoint。 She has this magical way of writing simple and humorous observations about some embarrassing truth that you assumed was only true for you， which makes her stories so relatable and touching。Sally Milz is a comedy writer who is on the writing staff of The Night Owls （TNO）， a weekly sketch show that airs live on Saturday night （i。e。， SNL）。 She is a strong single New York woman- cool feminist， jaded about love， and ve Curtis Sittenfeld is one of my favorite authors， and this book did not disappoint。 She has this magical way of writing simple and humorous observations about some embarrassing truth that you assumed was only true for you， which makes her stories so relatable and touching。Sally Milz is a comedy writer who is on the writing staff of The Night Owls （TNO）， a weekly sketch show that airs live on Saturday night （i。e。， SNL）。 She is a strong single New York woman- cool feminist， jaded about love， and very independent。 The book opens at the beginning of the TNO work week， with writers pitching sketch ideas for the Saturday night show， which will be hosted by Noah Brewster， a musician and total heartthrob。 Sally proposes a few skits， one of which is named after her coworker， Danny Horst。 Danny， a fairly average-looking comedian is engaged to a stunningly perfect and famous actress。 Sally observes that funny normal guys can get women way out of their league， but this does not apply when the genders are switched （the Danny Horst rule）。 Throughout the week， Sally and Noah get to know each other while working on the Danny Horst rule skit， among others， and develop a connection。 This is a clear violation of the Danny Horst rule。 The rest of the novel follows their relationship。 Will they have a romantic comedy ending？ You'll have to read to find out。I had fun trying to guess who the characters might have been inspired by。 Did anyone else see John Mayer as Noah Brewster， despite the blond hair？ Danny and Annabel seemed like they were obviously Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande， but I don't have a real person in mind for Sally！ This is also one of the first books I've read where the COVID-19 pandemic is written into the plot line as a major event。 I would assume this will become more common， but it was kind of crazy to see it happen in a book。I also liked that although a lot of the conflict of the book centered around Sally's appearance and her physical insecurities， we weren't really given a clear description of what she actually looks like。 I really appreciate that the book didn't subscribe to the typical romance leading lady character description （early 20s with the goal of a white picket fence and 2 kids before 30）， it was refreshing！ I would LOVE to see this turn into a movie。I will say that it was slower than her other books。 I whipped through all of her others regardless of their length， and could not put them down。 This one felt like it dragged more at times， and although I looked forward to reading it at the end of the day， it didn't have the same compulsory feel as her others （the published， fully edited version may be different）。 I also felt like the moment of resolution/clarity that all good romcoms have wasn't quite as momentous as they usually are， but maybe that was the point。 Only in romcoms are things ever wrapped up in a neat bow。Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the e-ARC！ 。。。more

Laura ，

I've been a Curtis Sittenfeld fan since Prep so I was really excited to get an advanced copy of Romantic Comedy。 This was set on the launch of a comedy show like SNL， and the main character is Sally， a writer who prefers to stay behind the scenes。 She meets Noah， the celebrity host of the week， and sparks fly。。。but Sally is a realist， and she knows that there's no way he could ever be interested in someone like her。 Right？ Most of the first part of the book is a play by play of what goes on behi I've been a Curtis Sittenfeld fan since Prep so I was really excited to get an advanced copy of Romantic Comedy。 This was set on the launch of a comedy show like SNL， and the main character is Sally， a writer who prefers to stay behind the scenes。 She meets Noah， the celebrity host of the week， and sparks fly。。。but Sally is a realist， and she knows that there's no way he could ever be interested in someone like her。 Right？ Most of the first part of the book is a play by play of what goes on behind the scenes at the show， which could get a bit boring for some people， but I found it really interesting！ Curtis Sittenfeld chose to include the pandemic during the book， and their communication over email during this time was cute and I enjoyed their banter。 I liked that Sally's character had real insecurities that anyone could relate to， which made the conflict realistic and not over the top like many romance novels。 Thank you to PRH and NetGalley for an advanced copy！ 。。。more

tpg0 ，

As an AI language model， I cannot give a personal opinion like a human。 However， the book 'Romantic Comedy' is a popular genre of fiction that features humorous or lighthearted portrayals of romantic situations。 This genre is well-known for its happy endings， which are often brought about by the resolution of the protagonists' relationship issues。 Several authors have contributed to this genre， including Sophie Kinsella， Helen Fielding， and Jennifer Crusie。

tpg1 ，

Sorry， as an AI language model， I am incapable of having a personal opinion on books or any other literature materials。 However， I can tell you that "Romantic Comedy" is a genre in literature that combines elements of romance and humor， often featuring a quirky or eccentric cast of characters， misunderstandings， and comedic situations。 Some popular examples of romantic comedy books include "Bridget Jones's Diary" by Helen Fielding， "The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion， and "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" by Gail Honeyman。

tpg2 ，

As an AI language model， I don't have the ability to express personal opinions or emotions， but I can tell you that the book 'Romantic Comedy' is a genre of literature that typically involves a lighthearted and humorous love story， often featuring quirky characters and situational comedy。 It can be an enjoyable and entertaining read for those who appreciate this type of fiction。

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