Really Good, Actually
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3.3 • 204 Ratings
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“Every sentence of Monica Heisey’s writing is a treat. No one makes me laugh like she does.” —Dolly Alderton, New York Times bestselling author of Everything I Know About Love
Recommended by Los Angeles Times • Washington Post • GQ • Elle • Good Morning America • People • Guardian • The Times • E! News Online • The Globe and Mail • Toronto Star • The Week • New York Post • Shondaland • and many more!
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.
Laugh-out-loud funny and filled with sharp observations, Really Good, Actually is a tender and bittersweet comedy that lays bare the uncertainties of modern love, friendship, and our search for that thing we like to call “happiness”. This is a remarkable debut from an unforgettable new voice in fiction.
“A prime example of how a storyteller's voice can pull you right in and keep you clinging to every sentence. . . . This is a book I will give to my closest girlfriends and say, ‘You have to read this.’” — Zibby Owens, GoodMorningAmerica.com
“Tremendously funny and thoughtful.” –GQ
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
For the heroine of this anti-romantic comedy, getting divorced in your late twenties is tragic, chaotic, and absolutely hilarious. After breaking up with the love of her life less than two years into their marriage, Maggie’s determined to bounce back. The only catch is that between exploring her new interests and throwing herself into the dating scene, she’s also making some very questionable decisions which threaten to offend all her closest friends and sabotage her new relationship. Schitt’s Creek writer Monica Heisey’s debut novel is devastating and seriously funny, with incredibly on-the-nose observations about romance, self-discovery, and modern life. Veteran narrator Julia Whelan absolutely nails Maggie’s appealingly self-deprecating voice as well as the novel’s other colorful characters. We devoured this wildly entertaining and cathartic audiobook.
Customer Reviews
Too long
Felt that this was too long and a little whiny, May be unfinished.
Don’t waste your time
The book was horrible, but the narrator was amazing.
Actually really really good
I loved this book. It’s Hanna Horvath meets Bridget Jones. If you’re a fan of Girls and Bridget Jones’ Diary, you’ll probably love it too.