Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Fiction Tuesday - Really Good, Actually

 

Honestly, It's a really good debut for this author!
A hilarious and painfully relatable debut novel about one woman’s messy search for joy and meaning in the wake of an unexpected breakup, from comedian, essayist, and award-winning screenwriter Monica Heisey


Maggie is fine. She’s doing really good, actually. Sure, she’s broke, her graduate thesis on something obscure is going nowhere, and her marriage only lasted 608 days, but at the ripe old age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new life as a Surprisingly Young Divorcée.

Now she has time to take up nine hobbies, eat hamburgers at 4 am, and “get back out there” sex-wise. With the support of her tough-loving academic advisor, Merris; her newly divorced friend, Amy; and her group chat (naturally), Maggie barrels through her first year of single life, intermittently dating, occasionally waking up on the floor and asking herself tough questions along the way.

I felt Monica put a lot of herself in Maggie. It really feels like you are there through this whole process she is going through. Yes, it will make you smile. Some, it will give you a laugh. Still, I felt it was a brave novel to write and I enjoyed it.

7 comments:

  1. I think I can like it, so... I am looking for it!

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  2. Sounds like a fun read. :)

    I HATE the time change. Always takes me time to adjust... although I have to admit, it was sunny today and having it bright out til almost 8 was nice. Yikes about the spider bite if that's what it was. My least favorite creatures :)

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  3. Gracias por la reseña . Tomo nota Te mando un beso.

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  4. This book sounds wonderful! I love an underdog story, and this one looks like it has all the feels. Thanks for the recommendation! 📕📙📒📗📘💖

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