Good Material: A Read with Jenna Pick

A novel

By: Dolly Alderton

Narrated by: Arthur Darvill, Vanessa Kirby

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.

Not what i expected

This was pitched as funny light reading… While there were some moments i could so identify with as i looked back on my break ups, the story seemed to drag on as i felt sorry for andy for most of the book. The best part for me was the last chapter where Jen makes being alone not just ok but paints her as one of the lucky ones who can be alone without being lonely!! Bravo on that!

Unimpressed

Very slow moving. Started very slow and boring. Hade to get to the last couple of chapters to keep my interest.

A lot of whining

It was just too much navel gazing and depression for me. The main character lacked the growth and resolution I had hoped for

Her writing

I love her stories so much. They make a blah day lovely. I want to read every book she’s ever written lol

Excellent

I absolutely love Dolly's sense of humor. Her books actually make me laugh out loud. I'm ready for the next one!