Romantic Comedy

As a lover of literary fiction, upmarket fiction and smart romcoms, I was very excited to dig into this book. I enjoyed how Sittenfeld took us deep into Sally's career and world view as a comedy writer. Sally's character had a strong voice, but I didn't feel like I really got to know her until the second act of the book. I found the socio-economic circumstances keeping Sally and Noah apart legitimate, as well as their past romantic wounds. They were a well-matched couple and I was rooting for them. The last third of the book progressed at heart-pumping speed and came to a satisfying ending.
Did I love this book? Perhaps my expectations were high. It didn't deliver the emotion and dramatic moments I've come to expect in a romcom, ie., heart never fluttered, as the blurb promised. I didn't connect with Sittenfelds wry sarcasm and toilet humour and I found Sally's character wooden, especially in the first third of the book. I would agree, Sittenfeld dissected the social rituals of romance and gender relations, but in a way that wasn't quite as earth-shattering as the blurb inferred? I found the themes not all that different at all from other upmarket romcoms I've read.
So suffice to say I didn't love this book, but I did enjoy it. It was an easy but smart read that delivered came to a satisfying close.