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.

Funny and insightful

Compelling and funny while also providing thoughtful nuggets on relationships and personal truths. Great characters and great narration.

LOVED it

this book made me so happy and I couldn't stop listening to it. light, witty and loved all of the characters.

Realest it could get

I like this book a lot.
It showed how being hurt and trying to move on feels like on both sides and how it truly is okay to not want kids or just not be in a relationship. It’s hard and unfamiliar and not everyone understands it. But its okay. Its okay to have a choice.

A trip into the lifestyle of which I know nothing

But I do know the unbearable pain of a sudden break-up. I almost quit this book more than once when the endless whining and self-pity got too much. The last two hours made up for those that went before.

Better than the reviews made it sound

Yes, the male character can get a little bit whiny and it gets a little bit annoying at times. But the overall story, especially the end where you hear from his partner, makes it all worthwhile. Enjoy.