Really Good, Actually

Really Good, Actually

2023 • 384 pages

Ratings38

Average rating3.4

15

I can definitely see the throughline between Schitt's Creek (which Heisey wrote for) and this book–Maggie is definitely giving season 1 Rose family at first, she is intentionally insufferable and that can be a hard line to walk in fiction. I can see from the reviews that it clearly didn't land for every reader but for me I enjoyed her ~journey~. For me the way that Heisey includes social media and Google search results hit exactly right and was hilarious. I also really loved the group chat and the friendship here. I cried multiple times while reading this about the power of friendship. (Also: I was on a plane which always adds +1 to crying.) Anyway, it's not a book for everyone (and it's overall very white [Canadian white even] and straight [with the one token gay friend, who I did love]) but I had a good time with it.

March 1, 2023