Funny Story
Reviews
Loved it! Absent father figure hitted a bit too close to home but otherwise it was very good! The characters reminded me a bit of Nick and Jess from New Girl :)
I dunno I’m not sold on EH - this was my first by her and honestly it might be my last.
It’s just soooooo predicable? I dunno it just was overall okay
TLDR - I absolutely adored this.
I’ve heard that people rave about Emily Henry’s writing but have never read anything by her before. I went into this book with no expectations or preconceptions, I didn’t even read the blurb, and to say I was blown away is an understatement.
The feeling I got reading this book is EXACTLY the feeling you want to have when reading a romanic comedy. This felt like summer. The flow of the book just left me wanting more after even the first few pages.
Daphne and Miles’ relationship in my opinion had the perfect level of suspense and tension that made you want more without feeling frustrated, making their romance feel fresh and exciting. I was honestly rooting for them both the whole way through. I also felt the side characters were well fleshed out and added so much dimension to the story.
This book was tense, feel good, hot and emotional all at once. Emily Henry… 👏 and I will be picking up everything you have written.
I struggled to read this but that’s because I was thinking too shallow of the book. As I read towards the end, as the remaining pages get thinner, I slowly realise the depth and the beauty of it– not that all the good stuff is at the end, but I definitely enjoyed reading through the pages.
It truly is a “funny story”, and everything else makes sense. I’ve fallen in love, and I am touched.
Emily Henry did good on this one! Plus one for the chai loving fmc!
❕3.75 stars, only because I struggled… but please give this book a chance!
easy peasy read with not much soul or substance. Uncanny that I started this book whilst on my own hen’s holiday considering the start of the book.
she did it again. emily henry managed to break my heart and put it back together again with this book. i loved it so much.
Talvez eu tenha terminado esse livro num momento que to estressada demais, irritada, literalmente um dia complicado e ele tenha ficado pior do que deveria ser. Mas, no geral, achei enrolado demais e cansativo de tanta coisa desnecessária. Talvez dê um bom filme mas não necessariamente foi um livro proveitoso e a encheção de linguiça me tirou a paciência (considerando que eu já tava sem nenhuma)
I needed a cute quick read after the acotar series, and this was an amazing choice. It kept me entertained and I really enjoyed the characters. I loved seeing Daphne and Miles's relationship turn from roommates to friends to partners. I loved all the jokes in this book, and I found myself laughing multiple times. I felt like the third-act breakup wasn't totally unbelievable and I liked the parallel between that and Daphne's friendship with Ashleigh. I love all of Emily Henry's books and I would totally read this again!
The book is way too long for my liking. The plot got better in the end but it got dragged for longer than needed. Other than that it is a cute read.
Good old fashioned chick lit with a happy ending!
cute story, just felt a little long
i love u enough not to want to let you go
I LOVED this book. At first, I was mad that it won the best romantic book over "Just for the summer", but it was really good.
Peter was the kind of toxic person who doesn't appear so, he didn't love her to show her the town, to try new things with Daphne, on the other hand, Miles wanted her to love the town, made real effort for her, healed her with his love. He walked every extra mile, she didn't even ask him to walk. The book also talked about family issues, and how the lack of loving parent can affect how we receive love, how we expect people to let us down, how it could mess up our life, just because we have been for our parents to love us enough.
First ever "romance" book. This book was easy to read and I really loved the characters! Fella's if your wife wants you to read this swallow your toxic masculinity and read this!
Hab es als Hörbuch gehört.
Hätte nicht gedacht das die Story mir gefallen würde, auch die Charaktere wachsen einem anderen Herz und sind sehr realistisch und man kann sich mit ihnen identifizieren. Die liebes Geschichte war auch voll cute.
Will mehr von Emily Henry lesen xd
My first book written by Emily Henry, whilst the storyline is somewhat predictable, a well written book that had me constantly wanting to read more.
One thing I like about Emily Henry books is the main character’s relationships with other people. I fear I have grown beyond her books, but thank you for getting me back into reading
Funny Story de Emily Henry fue un libro que estuvo en mi lista de pendientes por un buen tiempo, pero no me había dado la oportunidad de leerlo hasta hace poco. Al principio, la historia no me enganchó como esperaba, pero, página tras página, fui dejándome llevar. La narración deja entre ver cómo se va desarrollando la amistad entre Daphne y Miles y todo el desenlace de esta conexión que surge a raíz de un par de corazones rotos y te atrapa, sinceramente. Es un libro entretenido: Miles me pareció adorable, y Daphne me encantó como personaje. Al leer todo desde el punto de vista de ella (Daphne) es un viaje constante a través de sus emociones, pensamientos, temores y todo lo que se encuentra en su cabecita (más o menos). Es mi primer libro de esta autora y me ha gustado mucho su forma de escribir, además sus portadas siempre han sido muy bonitas y llamativas, así que quizá por eso también me atrajo en una primera instancia.
This was my fifth vacation read and I have to say, for that- easy, low-threshold entertainment without too much substance, it was a perfect pick.
I didn't go in searching for the next romance, so i wasn't disappointed, I guess. I have been thoroughly entertained for the duration of this read and won't remember much about the characters, conflicts or settings in a couple of days/weeks (to be fair, as it is the case for most romance books for me).
Emily Henry is a you get what you expect kind of writer and for some that reliability of knowing what to expect, also of feeling represented in her books (she does Center a lot around bookish themes), might be just the reason why they like her as an author.
I'm mostly indifferent, I might pick a book up if I feel like I need exactly what she offers and that's alright. No one has to reinvent genres all the time and also doesn’t have to tick all the boxes at the time.
Okay, this was more a ramble than a review, but reading some really bashing reviews for this book, I somehow had to sort my thoughts for a second to find my own opinion.
Two things i did not enjoy in this one was, 1) the double edged behavior of the main characters (the birthday thing is unforgivable and was poorly resolved in my opinion), 2) the abuse of some expressions/mannerisms the mc seems to display any time she eats, which do not, in any way, contribute to the story. Just make her a lil quirky, right? No.
This was okay. This will be forgotten in a matter of days. That's okay, too.
i don’t even want to think about it
Another Emily Henry piece that I adore with my whole heart? Most damn likely! Oh she just never fails to make me happy (& cry). Every EH book I read just keeps on getting better. This was such a breeze, I finished it in a day. Was debating whether I’d sacrifice my sleep by reading it in one go, but priorities & all that.
fortunately, i loved this book enough to not leave a review that read, “it was really NOT a funny story.”
great escapism + made me cry. wow love. emily henry’s characters always feel so modern + their perspectives on relationships (and inevitable self sabotages/make-ups) feel like they make sense even when their situation is unrealistic. some questionable decision making and miscommunication towards the end but hey it’s a romcom
i love me a romcom </3
Highlights
I feel Like... Like there's so much space between who I am and who I want to be, and there's no one to show me how to get there.
And it doesn't really make sense but I thought...maybe If i could get through to your dad, if i could help fix that, than it would prove I'm capable. Of giving you everything you want.
Life’s short enough without us talking ourselves out of hope and trying to dodge every bad feeling. Sometimes you have to push through the discomfort, instead of running.
He loves me. Present tense. And I love him. He knows me, and I see him.
The same universe that dispassionately takes things away can bring you things you weren't imaginative enough to dream up.
A surprise, as it turns out, is different when it comes from someone who knows and loves you.
All those moments throughout the days, weeks, months that don't get marked on calendars with hand-drawn stars or little stickers. Those are the moments that make a life. Not grand gestures, but mundane details that, over time, accumulate until you have a home, instead of a house. The things that matter. The things I can't stop longing for.
He tips his face up to look at me. “Are you hungry?”
“Since I met you,” I say, “constantly.”
I see him laugh but can’t hear it, and I feel robbed of the sound.
Life isn’t a competition, and neither is love, but I’m still the loser.
But it also takes a kind of fearlessness, to invite someone into your space and ask to be invited into theirs.
This moment, though fleeting, belongs to me too.
“I know it's a cliché," he says after a minute, "but being on the water always does feel like what I imagine church is for some people.”
" I get that," I say. "Out here, you're small and there's no one else around but you’re not lonely. It's like youre connected to every- one and everything."
"Exactly," he says. "And you remember to marvel. It's so easy to forget how incredible this planet is."
“It’s your face, Miles. All that matters is how you feel about it.”
"It's a library, Daphne. If you can't be a human here, where can you?"
There was no point clinging to something that wasn't really yours.
All those moments throughout the days, weeks, months that don’t get marked on calendars with hand-drawn stars or little stickers. Those are the moments that make a life. Not grand gestures, but mundane details that, over time, accumulate until you have a home, instead of a house. The things that matter
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But keeping every glimmer of hope out has isolated me too, and I want to be seen. I want to be loved. I want to live with the hope that things can get better, even if, in the end, they don’t.
But as an adult, I find kids so much easier to understand.
They say how they feel, and they show it too. There are fewer ulterior motives and unwritten rules. Silences aren't unbearably awkward, and abrupt segues to different subjects are the norm. If you want to be friends with someone, you just ask, and if they don't want to, they'll probably just tell you.
"It's not cynical. If you don't give other people responsibility for your feelings, you can have a decent relationship with most of them."
Y me siento afortunado cada vez que me miras. No porque crea merecerte, sino porque tengo la sensación de que no necesitas que lo haga. Como si… te gustara tal como soy.
Y resulta que una sorpresa es distinta cuando procede de alguien que te conoce y te quiere.
No es cinismo. Si no responsabilizas a los demás de tus sentimientos, puedes tener una relación decente con casi todo el mundo.
Ya sabes por qué nos han invitado, Miles. Porque son adictos a que los quiera todo el mundo. Y se les da bien. Tanto como para no darse cuenta de que no se puede esperar amor de las personas a las que has destruido por completo. Ahora mismo se creen que son los buenos de la película. Pero no tienen derecho a verse así. Van a pasarse años viviendo con la certeza de que son los idiotas.