These two comics tell Farley she needs to raise her profile, and that the best way to do this is to fake a relationship with her manager and best friend, former comic Meyer. In a few months she’s embarking on a nationwide tour, supporting two huge names. I wanted to write a character that makes silly, stupid jokes, but is deceptively brilliant, driven and feels deeply.’ At the start of Funny Feelings, Farley’s career is about to take off. DeWitt writes – ‘I wanted to write a woman who has a ‘foul’ mouth, who tells sex stories to the public, who is loud and obnoxious and willing to be self-depreciating and even makes a living out of it. It deals with imposter syndrome, mental health, and the creative process of putting your heart and soul out on a plate for the world to devour or despise.Īt the centre of Funny Feelings is Farley. Funny Feelings reached down to the bottom of my soul, gathered up everything wild and untethered, brought it up into the light and yelled ‘This Should Be Celebrated!’ This story spoke to me as a woman, a mother, a creator, a comedian, someone riddled with self-doubt and someone who yearns for connection.
Sometimes one line can bug a reviewer to the point of throwing an author and their work under the bus, or inspire them to make the book the one they recommend to everyone who will listen. You are all heart and fire.Īll reviews are coloured by the lives, likes and dislikes of the reader. Don’t you dare dilute yourselves to make yourselves more palatable. To the women who, in their quiet moments, still think back on their social interactions and wonder if they really are too much, or if they should feel embarrassed, or ashamed. You overshare too often, say too many bad words, you’re too weird, or too emotional. Maybe you’re too loud, too crass, too open, too bawdy. This book is dedicated to all the women who’ve ever been told that they’re Too Much. We’ve got a single dad friends-to-lovers romance set in the world of stand-up comedy that had me from the dedication, a wonderfully layered and structured second chance romance between a movie star and a journalist, and a gloriously sexy and funny fish out of water love story between a grumpy mechanic and a romance novelist whose lost her mojo.
This month I was introduced to three authors whose books I just adored. I love finding new authors thanks to the passion of readers who recommend their books.
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