Really Good, Actually, Monica Heisey
Really Good, Actually, Monica Heisey
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Really Good, Actually
A Novel

Author: Monica Heisey

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/17/2023


Synopsis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Every sentence of Monica Heisey’s writing is a treat. No one makes me laugh like she does.” —Dolly Alderton, New York Times bestselling author of Everything I Know About LoveRecommended by Los Angeles Times • Washington Post • GQ • Elle • Good Morning America • People • Guardian • The Times • E! News Online • The Globe and Mail • Toronto Star • The Week • New York Post • Shondaland • and many more!A hilarious and painfully relatable debut novel about one woman’s messy search for joy and meaning in the wake of an unexpected breakup, from comedian, essayist, and award-winning screenwriter Monica HeiseyMaggie is fine. She’s doing really good, actually. Sure, she’s broke, her graduate thesis on something obscure is going nowhere, and her marriage only lasted 608 days, but at the ripe old age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new life as a Surprisingly Young Divorcée™.Now she has time to take up nine hobbies, eat hamburgers at 4 am, and “get back out there” sex-wise. With the support of her tough-loving academic advisor, Merris; her newly divorced friend, Amy; and her group chat (naturally), Maggie barrels through her first year of single life, intermittently dating, occasionally waking up on the floor and asking herself tough questions along the way.Laugh-out-loud funny and filled with sharp observations, Really Good, Actually is a tender and bittersweet comedy that lays bare the uncertainties of modern love, friendship, and our search for that thing we like to call “happiness”. This is a remarkable debut from an unforgettable new voice in fiction.“A prime example of how a storyteller's voice can pull you right in and keep you clinging to every sentence. . . . This is a book I will give to my closest girlfriends and say, ‘You have to read this.’” — Zibby Owens, GoodMorningAmerica.com“Tremendously funny and thoughtful.” –GQ 

About Monica Heisey

Monica Heisey is a comedian and writer from Toronto. She has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, The Guardian, Glamour, New York magazine, VICE, and more. She won four Canadian Screen Awards for her work on Baroness von Sketch Show, and has written on shows like Schitt’s Creek, and Workin’ Moms, among others. She currently lives in London, UK. This is her first novel.

About Julia Whelan

Julia Whelan is a screenwriter, lifelong actor, and award-winning audiobook narrator. She graduated with a degree in English and creative writing from Middlebury College and Oxford University. While she was in England, her flirtation with tea blossomed into a full-blown love affair, culminating in her eventual certification as a tea master. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jack

not great, actually this book studied at the University of Millennial with a degree in Being Quirky™️ usually I love books with lots of detail and fun anecdotes to add texture but this was just relentless......more

⭐⭐⭐.5/5 - This book is like someone's intrusive thoughts gone rogue. lol... I think I liked it more in the end because the character grew so much? But during that, I was constantly trying to hide from the cringy parts while simultaneously laughing at the absolute absurdity of some of it. March 12......more

Goodreads review by Spadge

You know those miserable friends you avoid at all costs? This book was like being forced to listen to one for 5 hours straight. Painful. I had high hopes for this Canadian writer and comedian, a writer for the show Schitt’s Creek which I LOVE! Maggie is a 29 year old struggling to come to terms with a......more

Goodreads review by Daly

I can describe the audiobook version of "Really Good, Actually" as a reader's treat. The narrator really brought Maggie to life, stressing her internal monologue and adding depth and richness to the story. If you're an audiobook fan, this is a definite must for you. Get it here: Audiobook: "Really G......more