Good Material: A Read with Jenna Pick
By Dolly Alderton
- Release Date: 2024-01-30
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • From the best-selling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a story of heartbreak and friendship and how to survive both
“Like Nora Ephron, with a British twist….Delivers the most delightful aspects of classic romantic comedy—snappy dialogue, realistic relationship dynamics, humorous meet-cutes and misunderstandings—and leaves behind the clichéd gender roles and traditional marriage plot.”
—The New York Times
Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped.
Now he is. . .
Without a home
Waiting for his stand-up career to take off
Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking
Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of his ruined relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. But Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story…
In this sharply funny and exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster and friendship, Dolly Alderton offers up a love story with two endings, demonstrating once again why she is one of the most exciting writers today, and the true voice of a generation.
Reviews
Slow start with powerful ending
3By Dog parchI had a hard time getting into the story. It took a very long time to go through the whining, but it had a satisfactory ending.Good material
2By yviybyiuSeriously how incredibly self indulgent and shallow can one be.A breath of fresh air
5By stace1005Funny, witty, emotional, and soulful. I enjoyed every letter of this book. So cleverly written, I could see the characters vividly in my mind.Wow. What a good read
5By DeagonbearReally insightful and well written book. Well done.Drawn out
2By Re.my_sI kept waiting for something to happen and it never did