Humor Me
A Novel

Humor Me is a marvel. Billed as a love letter to the NYC stand-up comedy scene, its protagonist is Presley Fry, who works as an assistant on a beloved late night show. Presley is dealing with a lot. She’s anxious that she hasn’t yet been promoted, and she’s mortified that she seems to have caught fe......more

This was an interesting story that really kept me on my toes. Just when I thought it was one thing, like a comedy, it sucker punched me with some authentic grief and then bam we had romance. None of the pieces were bad, but it was a lot to take in all together in one book. The writing was good, but......more

It’s only been a year since her alcoholic mother’s death, but Presley is doing her best to push her complex grief down. She keeps busy with her demanding job at a late-night comedy show, her social life in Manhattan’s East Village and her will-they-or-won’t-they flirty friendship with a coworker. Bu......more

Humor Me by Cat Shook was a captivating and funny book that explored a young woman’s life while she lived and worked in the heart of New York City. It took place shortly after the death of her mother. Her grief was still raw, very difficult to talk about and dictated her all but nonexistent social l......more

Solid 4.5 ⭐️ I really liked this book - solid friendships, some romance (but not centered on that), lots of nods to NYC & the comedy scene, and just all the things women deal with in every day life. I thought this book was so realistic on growing up in your 20s, navigating relationships, work, & gri......more