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Really Good, Actually • Monica Heisey
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I sat at my desk on a long Wednesday and ate a pot of yogurt that claimed to provide an experience as delicious and indulgent as lime cheesecake. Products like this produced in me a deep melancholy, but also I could not stop buying them, in case one ever made good on its promise. Every time I ate a dessert-themed yogurt, I felt like a stupid little bitch.
Monica Heisey, Really Good, Actually
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Title: Really Good, Actually | Author: Monica Heisey | Publisher: William Morrow (2023)
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I didn’t love it and I didn’t hate it. 🤷🏻♀️
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How can you tell if something you did was a stupid mistake or a real sign of your character?
- Monica Heisey
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Really Good Actually Review
Really Good Actually is equally funny and heartbreaking. It has the vibe of a modern divorced Bridget Jones of Toronto. Maggie has recently separated from her husband, who she only recently married. They have been together for nine years, so Maggie is having a very difficult time adjusting to life alone. She tries various coping strategies, each one more unhinged than the last.
Some of Maggie’s antics were difficult for me to read and I had a lot of second-hand embarrassment for her. Her soft spiral out of control was sad to watch and I was simultaneously full of empathy as well as annoyance. I think Monica Heisey created a book that feels realistic and amusing about the breakup of a long-term relationship. I rated this book four stars because it was well-written, had emotional depth, and made me laugh a lot. Having finished this book, Heisey’s comedy non-fiction book is on my radar, and I would like to read any more fiction books she writes.
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I’ve never had such a lovely hot chocolate :-)
#I went to the mars café yesterday for lunch and got soup and a hot chocolate 💐#and I finished the book for this months book club—Really Good Actually by Monica Heisey#which was…… pretty good! actually. (badum tss) I really liked the characters and even though it was a little too cutesy at times I did#like it overall#now I have to read another book before Sunday night because that’s when my book group meets (yes I’m in two book clubs. yes there’s drama)#I can’t remember the exact title but it’s something about Opal and Nev?! I think it’s about a fictional rock band
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January 2023 Reads
Partners in Crime - Alisha Rai
Never Ever Getting Back Together - Sophie Gonzales (thank you, carrie!)
The Key to My Heart - Lia Louis
A Little Bit Country - Brian D. Kennedy
Funny You Should Ask - Elissa Sussman
A Guide to Being Just Friends - Sophie Sullivan
Mysteries of Thorn Manner - Margaret Rogerson
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett
Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier
Really Good, Actually - Monica Heisey
Dead Collections - Isaac Fellman
Ms. Demeanor - Elinor Lipman
They Never Learn - Layne Fargo
Five Survive - Holly Jackson
The Silence Between Us - Alison Gervais
6 Times We Almost Kissed - Tess Sharpe
The Star That Always Stays - Anna Rose Johnson
Illuminations - T. Kingfisher
The Witch Boy - Molly Knox Ostertag
Witchlight - Jessi Zabarsky
Hawkeye, Vol 1 - Matt Fraction
Hawkeye, Vol 2 - Matt Fraction
You Can Do All Things - Kate Allan
Divergent Mind - Jenara Nuremberg
The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly - Margareta Magnusson
Unraveling - Peggy Orenstein
Windfall - Erika Bolstad
Quit - Annie Duke
Portable Magic - Emma Smith
Little Pieces of Hope - Todd Doughty (thanks, kim!)
This is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch - Tabitha Carvan
Two Old Broads - Dr M.E. Hecht and Whoopi Goldberg
Year of the Tiger - Alice Wong
Spare - Prince Harry
Hello, Molly! - Molly Shannon
Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love - Yotam Ottolenghi
The Blue Zones American Kitchen - Dan Buettner
Bold = Highly Recommend
Italics = Worth It
Crossed out = Nope
Thoughts:
This was a really good reading month to start the year with. I was able to get to quite a few of the books on my physical TBR and really enjoyed the two books I was most looking forward to: Mysteries of Thorn Manor and Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
Goodreads Goal: 37/400
2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads |
2022 Reads | 2023 Reads
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Welcome to Eternal Fever Dream
"Eternal Fever Dream" is a collection of characters and stories that take place in a world much like our own. However, in the world of EFD, the idea of multiple and alternate universes is well-established, and some even think it to be provable.
Some time in the 20th century, a psychologist-and-physicist duo came up with the Multiple Realms Theory. It proposed that there are many planes of existence where human life was not only probable but expected, and that one could travel to another plane with ease if their attachments to their current plane began to fade. When it was first introduced, the duo basically became the laughing stock of the scientific community, since their theory was too broad and had minimal basis in physics. Yet, the Multiple Realms Theory became like a golden rule for the more philosophically and spiritually inclined.
In a way, their theory was proven; after losing their potency in their respective scientific fields, the duo became idolized in many spiritual fields. Nowadays, people largely associate the theory with the limited knowledge of parallel universes at the time, and it's usually only brought up in pseudoscientific discussion. However, a small number of scientifically-inclined groups still think the Multiple Realms Theory is credible, and even favor it over more recent explanations.
But, Eternal Fever Dream as a whole really isn't about that. It's about the people that live in the various realms, and how they interact with their environments, and with other characters. It's science fantasy oriented and LGBT friendly, and there's usually something here for everyone. The "two halves" of EFD are separated by their settings and the main characters.
Eastern Fever Dream follows Niitsu Orimageru, the current head of the Orimageru Shrine and a blood descendant of Kinkodo-no-gami, the kami of equilibrium. Because of her abilities, Niitsu serves as an ambassador of the Realm of Humans, and frequents other realms as part of her duties. Her best friend is Arui Mitasa, an oni from Yomi (an urbanized part of Hell) who became attached to her after a youkai extermination attempt. At the first sign of mischief, the two set out to stop it before Earth's relative peace is threatened. They are joined by Honoka Kamejo, the young princess of Yomi, Emi Akuratsuna, a tanuki who lives in Yomi, as well as Dyzi, the high pharaoh of the Dream World. These five are usually at odds with Queen Kamejo's rambunctious royal guard, and the story tends to revolve around the various incidents caused by them. This half of the story is far more fantasy-oriented.
Deviation of Unconventional Nostalgia is set in Izotakara, a Heisei-era city in Yamanashi where the Moon is always in the sky. Naturally, this has attracted many youkai and phantoms to the area, but the humans and the youkai here live in harmony. At the heart of DoUN's character-driven story is Kizamu Mitasa, a 14-year-old cartomancer who connects more with youkai than she does with humans. Her best friend is Monica Sweeney, a 15-year-old from Canada who moved here to study where her idol Dr. Latency did. Dr. Latency just so happens to be the psychologist who helped create the Multiple Realms Theory, so Monica naturally believes in the theory's credibility as well. These young girls are part of a much larger group of friends comprised of both humans and youkai, and the story revolves around their daily lives and actions. This half of the story is far more science-oriented.
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CR: Really Good, Actually , Monica Heisey
(out 01/17/2023)
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*✧ — april 2023 wrap up
i finally read deathless!!! who is surprised it ended up being a new favourite? not me, but probably none of you either (big thanks to everyone who told me to read it because they thought it sounds like something i’d enjoy. you were right.) i had a great reading moths in general and the slump i was fearing didn’t manifest in the end, which i’m so happy about. nevertheless, this might be my last massive wrap up for the first half of the year. i assume may and june will be much shorter simply because of uni and an urge to get back into watching tv shows. i guess will see how things develop from here on out :)
2023 goal: 74/100 books
as alway, feel free to drop book recs, questions, or opinions in my inbox; i am always happy to talk to you about books!
* –> newly added to my favorites shelf
follow my goodreads | follow my storygraph | previous wrap ups
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Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo | 3.75★ | review
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin | 2.5★ | review
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy | 3★
On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts by Thomas De Quincey | 4★
The Beautifull Cassandra by Jane Austen | 3★
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey | 3.25★
Die Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt | 4★
Demon in the Wood by by Leigh Bardugo, Dani Pendergast (illustrator) | 4★
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors | 4.25★
Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados | 4★
* Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente | 5★ | review
War of the Foxes by Richard Siken | 5★ | review
Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood | 3★ | review
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano | 3.5★
* Joan by Katherine J. Chen | 5★ | review
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson | 4.5★ | review
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rereads
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden | 4.25★
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo | 4.5★ | review
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo | 5★
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo | 5★
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2023 Reading List updated Jan 8 March 13 April 10 May 29 July 5 July 31 August 22 Dec 14
Read So Far:
Play It As It Lays, Joan Didion
All of This Could Be Different, Sarah Thankham Matthews
Readme.txt, Chelsea Manning
The Book of Grief and Hamburgers, Stuart Ross
Burntcoat, Sarah Hall
The Best American Essays 2022, ed. Alexander Chee
Easy Beauty, Chloe Cooper Jones
Very Cold People, Sarah Manguso
Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Happy Place, Emily Henry
Couplets, Maggie Millner
Strange Loops, Elizabeth Harmer
Milk Fed, Melissa Broder
Tides, Sara Freeman
Biography of X, Catherine Lacey
The Guest, Emma Cline
No One is Talking About This, Patricia Lockwood
Ripe, Sarah Rose Etter
How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell
Homebodies, Tembe Denton-Hurst
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin
Trust, Hernan Diaz
The Fake, Zoe Whittall
Anon Plz, Deuxmoi
Utopia, Heidi Sopinka
Death Valley, Melissa Broder
Currently Reading:
A Little Life, Hanya Yanigahara
The Best American Essays 2023, ed. Vivian Gornick
Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone, Benjamin Stevenson
Want to Read:
Love and Other Puzzles, Kimberley Allsopp (on hold @ city)
Land of Milk and Honey, C Pam Zhang (on hold @ city)
Lioness, Emily Perkins (on hold @ city)
Monsters, Claire Dederer (on hold @ city)
Body Friend, Katherine Brabon (avail @ SA Lib)
A Real Piece of Work, Erin RIley (not avail @ SA Lib)
Priestdaddy, Patricia Lockwood
The Light Room, Kate Zambreno
Lurch, Don McKay
Started but Haven't Finished
Saving Time, Jenny Odell
Really Good Actually, Monica Heisey
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers, Jenn Shaplan
Bliss Montage, Ling Ma
Death in Her Hands, Ottessa Moshfegh
The Hurting Kind, Ada Limon
A Single Rose, Muriel Barbery
We Have Always Been Here, Samra Habib
Pathological, Sarah Fay
The Marrow Thieves, Cherie Dimaline
Animal Person, Alexander MacLeod
My Face in The Light, Martha Schabas
Pure Colour, Sheila Heti
Satched, Megan Gail Coles
A Lover's Discourse, Roland Barthes
The Country of Marriage, Wendell Berry
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Book rec! “really good, actually” by Monica Heisey. The author is a comedian, essayist, & award-winning screenwriter for shows like Schitt’s Creek & Workin’ Moms. She’s only 34 so she writes using the same turns of phrase that many of us use.
As per the cover, the book is “a hilarious and painfully relatable debut novel about one woman’s messy search for joy and meaning in the wake of an unexpected breakup” (true!).
I was at the library & 100% chose it bc of the cover art & title combo.
In a chapter called “Emotionally Devastating Things My Therapist Said to Me Like They Were Nothing” 😂, she writes, “You say you have no need to tell your family about your dates with women, since none of them have been serious. I wonder if they might get serious if you started taking them more seriously, or if you’re consciously avoiding doing so to save yourself the administrative hassle of coming out.” I put the book down & walked around bc it was at that moment I was personally attacked.
Oh see I have this book on paperback and started to read it and realized it centered on divorce and I was like "I need to focus on entering my bridal era" and so I will come back to it later. 😌
But I do love this rec!
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