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A review by nipomuki
A Totally Awkward Love Story by Tom Ellen
4.0
I am trying out a different audio book service and this was a risk free part of it. I laughed and laughed, and also really felt for the two protagonists. This seemed an extremely funny book to me, it made me guffaw again and again. Apparently this is exactly my kind of humor: very British and a little immature ;-)
I often find books that are recommended as laugh out loud funny only mildly so, and maybe this is a cultural thing? Not that I am British, but it IS closer to home than the States, for example. Humor is a matter of taste, and I have seen that other reviews for this seem less enthusiastic than mine. It does not matter, this is very clearly a four star book for me.
I also want to add that I like the honest look at expectations concerning relationships and sex, and how they contrast with reality. The two main characters sometimes seemed younger than 18 to me, but it was a long time ago that I was the same age, so I am not a good judge of that.
The dual narration was a huge part of the charm for me.
I often find books that are recommended as laugh out loud funny only mildly so, and maybe this is a cultural thing? Not that I am British, but it IS closer to home than the States, for example. Humor is a matter of taste, and I have seen that other reviews for this seem less enthusiastic than mine. It does not matter, this is very clearly a four star book for me.
I also want to add that I like the honest look at expectations concerning relationships and sex, and how they contrast with reality. The two main characters sometimes seemed younger than 18 to me, but it was a long time ago that I was the same age, so I am not a good judge of that.
The dual narration was a huge part of the charm for me.