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# Good material

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Review: Tender. Sweet. Funny. A must-read. Dolly captures emotions so well. - Tender. Sweet. Funny. It's book magic. Andy is a fledgling comedian living in London whose career hasn’t yet hit the bigtime. His girlfriend Jen just broke up with him after a trip to Paris. I mean, really. He’s lovesick and can’t let go. Rereading their texts looking for clues, driving himself mad cyberstalking her, and holding on with exceedingly high hopes for a reconciliation. To Jen, they’re finished, the end. Alderton does an excellent job writing from a male perspective. How she got into Andy’s head, the nuances of his emotions, his quirks, are so well done, you’ll forget you’re reading a book written by a female author. Oh, Andy, down on his luck, a wee bit depressed, adrift, and things are only going downhill. His friends, each in their own relationships, try to comfort him, but they unintentionally make him feel worse about his plight. All that being said, this story is far from grim, there is an abundance of humor, I just can’t say more without spoiling it. In due time, our endearing Andy stumbles his way through trying to figure out lies ahead. Alderton has a firm grasp on the vibe of her 30-something generation and she incorporates a delightful storytelling structure with a unique deviation that works like a charm.
Review: Still thinking about it weeks later. - Dolly Alderton has been a favorite of mine for years now; first reading her non-fiction articles and Everything I Know About Love, and her podcasts. I couldn't wait for Ghosts when it was announced, was very unsurprised to have loved that one, and was equally if not more excited for Good Material. It almost feels tired at this point to say she's her generation's Nora Ephron, but I suppose it's repeated often because it's so true. Her writing is intelligent but not pretentious, engaging, and ACTUALLY funny. She makes observations on life and feelings that are accurate but not cliche, doesn't try too hard, and in a way that has a tendency to knock me over with how it puts words to feelings in ways I hadn't known how to describe before. All of that to say, I had high expectations for Good Material, and while it was different than I expected, I ended up loving it. I went in pretty blind, so was surprised right away that it was a male main character, but quickly adapted and was pulled in right away. I haven't read many books with female authors writing male MCs, but was pleased with how realistic Andy seemed to be. I'll admit at about half way through the book I had to read the synopsis again to see if something else was supposed to happen, for some reason expecting more plot, and got tired of Andy after awhile, then reminded myself that that's kind of the point; to be inside his head after the breakup and hear the obsessive thoughts and unanswered questions we all have and the rawness felt in the first weeks and months after a breakup. I just sat in silence after I finished the book because Dolly Alderton is just that masterful. Good Material is one of the rare books where you finish it and almost feel like the author pulled one over on you, thinking it's a really solid book, you think you know what's happening...and it is what you think, but then something just hits you like BAM right at the end that changes your whole perspective and makes what you just read even better. Like a twist you didn't see coming, but not actually a twist, but leaves. you with a "whoa, what just happened" feeling. I immediately knew I needed to reread it and see if it reads different after knowing Jen's experience. A reread will definitely be happening. Once again, Dolly has made me even more of a fan of hers, and I can't wait for whatever she comes out with next. All of the stars. *****One more paragraph below mentioning the end of the book - no details, but moved bc some may find it spoilery**** Throughout the book, it was probably a solid 4-4.5 stars, but Jen's POV at the end was completely brilliant and brought it up to a full 5 stars. For some reason I wasn't expecting it, and it brought the entire book full circle. While Andy's experience was relatable in many ways, getting Jen's perspective was somehow almost more impactful than everything we got from Andy during the first 85% of the book. It had so many relatable feelings being a woman who's not old, but not young, in today's world. Andy's part of the book took on new facets after reading Jen's, becoming more impactful, and Jen's section wouldn't have been as powerful without Andy's, and how she started appearing as a character and not just through Andy's recollections.

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| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #1,387,754 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 20,105 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tender. Sweet. Funny. A must-read. Dolly captures emotions so well.
*by C***P on March 15, 2024*

Tender. Sweet. Funny. It's book magic. Andy is a fledgling comedian living in London whose career hasn’t yet hit the bigtime. His girlfriend Jen just broke up with him after a trip to Paris. I mean, really. He’s lovesick and can’t let go. Rereading their texts looking for clues, driving himself mad cyberstalking her, and holding on with exceedingly high hopes for a reconciliation. To Jen, they’re finished, the end. Alderton does an excellent job writing from a male perspective. How she got into Andy’s head, the nuances of his emotions, his quirks, are so well done, you’ll forget you’re reading a book written by a female author. Oh, Andy, down on his luck, a wee bit depressed, adrift, and things are only going downhill. His friends, each in their own relationships, try to comfort him, but they unintentionally make him feel worse about his plight. All that being said, this story is far from grim, there is an abundance of humor, I just can’t say more without spoiling it. In due time, our endearing Andy stumbles his way through trying to figure out lies ahead. Alderton has a firm grasp on the vibe of her 30-something generation and she incorporates a delightful storytelling structure with a unique deviation that works like a charm.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Still thinking about it weeks later.
*by R***L on March 9, 2024*

Dolly Alderton has been a favorite of mine for years now; first reading her non-fiction articles and Everything I Know About Love, and her podcasts. I couldn't wait for Ghosts when it was announced, was very unsurprised to have loved that one, and was equally if not more excited for Good Material. It almost feels tired at this point to say she's her generation's Nora Ephron, but I suppose it's repeated often because it's so true. Her writing is intelligent but not pretentious, engaging, and ACTUALLY funny. She makes observations on life and feelings that are accurate but not cliche, doesn't try too hard, and in a way that has a tendency to knock me over with how it puts words to feelings in ways I hadn't known how to describe before. All of that to say, I had high expectations for Good Material, and while it was different than I expected, I ended up loving it. I went in pretty blind, so was surprised right away that it was a male main character, but quickly adapted and was pulled in right away. I haven't read many books with female authors writing male MCs, but was pleased with how realistic Andy seemed to be. I'll admit at about half way through the book I had to read the synopsis again to see if something else was supposed to happen, for some reason expecting more plot, and got tired of Andy after awhile, then reminded myself that that's kind of the point; to be inside his head after the breakup and hear the obsessive thoughts and unanswered questions we all have and the rawness felt in the first weeks and months after a breakup. I just sat in silence after I finished the book because Dolly Alderton is just that masterful. Good Material is one of the rare books where you finish it and almost feel like the author pulled one over on you, thinking it's a really solid book, you think you know what's happening...and it is what you think, but then something just hits you like BAM right at the end that changes your whole perspective and makes what you just read even better. Like a twist you didn't see coming, but not actually a twist, but leaves. you with a "whoa, what just happened" feeling. I immediately knew I needed to reread it and see if it reads different after knowing Jen's experience. A reread will definitely be happening. Once again, Dolly has made me even more of a fan of hers, and I can't wait for whatever she comes out with next. All of the stars. *****One more paragraph below mentioning the end of the book - no details, but moved bc some may find it spoilery**** Throughout the book, it was probably a solid 4-4.5 stars, but Jen's POV at the end was completely brilliant and brought it up to a full 5 stars. For some reason I wasn't expecting it, and it brought the entire book full circle. While Andy's experience was relatable in many ways, getting Jen's perspective was somehow almost more impactful than everything we got from Andy during the first 85% of the book. It had so many relatable feelings being a woman who's not old, but not young, in today's world. Andy's part of the book took on new facets after reading Jen's, becoming more impactful, and Jen's section wouldn't have been as powerful without Andy's, and how she started appearing as a character and not just through Andy's recollections.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Great ending, if you can get there
*by N***E on April 9, 2024*

I honestly did not like this book through the first 80%. I just kept hoping it would get better and that's what kept me reading. The ending was good, but not the most groundbreaking. So I don't necessarily mind books where the main characters are bad people or unlikable, so long as the author's in on it and the reader can freely root against them. Great example is the book Bad Summer People where everyone is awful and part of the fun is seeing how it'll come back around for the characters. This book is not like that. This book takes a character whose entire premise is that they have nothing going for them, they're 35 and make quite literally every wrong decision at every turn and yet still think they're the hero or at least that they're deserving of good things happening to them without ever putting in the work. So for 80% of the book I just felt like I was annoyed and exasperated. The side characters have no personality or plot, and the ex girlfriend is just a stand-in for all the past rejection of the main character, even when she gets to explain her side of the story it feels like a classic case of mansplaining her motivations because just having her say her peace at the beginning apparently isn't enough to believe she was telling the truth. Light spoiler aheads: - I found Andy exceptionally unlikable, and even the ending where we hear Jen's perspective makes it seems like he's exhausting. Her explaining why they were good together just felt like something you'd do in your early twenties, not your mid thirties. - honestly no one, other than his friend's wife Jane was likable, maybe Andy's mom? They have no depth. - the side characters didn't add any value or insights. They're like NPC, though maybe that's because it's from Andy's perspective and he's pretty self absorbed

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