This Will Be Funny Someday Hardcover – January 19, 2021

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I have read all of Katie Henry's books and this is my favorite. Great coming-of-age story for those who have been overshadowed in their lives. The high school students were typical enough that we could all think of someone who was just like them. Hopefully, we do not know anyone like Isabel's boyfriend- his "turn for the words" is a valable warning to all. You root for Isabel (zzy) the whole way through. It made me wonder what I would do if I had the courage and chance to do something way outside of my comfort zone.

I couldn't put this book down. It was cute and relatable and I love the empowering message about not letting anyone control you. Definitely a feminist read.

This Will Be Funny Someday is a Young Adult Contemporary novel. It is my first book by this author.The story takes place in Chicago. The narrator is 16 year old Isabel/Izzy (1st person POV). Isabel is in high school. She has a boyfriend who is a bit controlling. Her parents have busy jobs. So she is left on her own a lot.I really had no idea what to expect from this book. But I enjoyed it a lot. Isabel was such an intriguing narrator.The first thing that I found very interesting was that Isabel has hearing issues. She can't hear what people are saying in loud settings. This was something that I have never seen before in a YA book. And I found it fascinating.The main focus of the book has to do with stand-up comedy clubs. Isabel walks into a comedy show at the beginning of the book. And things take off from there. I adored this part of the story. And thought that it made the book super original and I loved everything to do with comedy.At that first show Isabel meets Mo and her friends (they are college students). I loved every part of the story that featured Mo and her friends.The book also focuses on Isabel, her mom and her sister. And their relationships. This was a strong part of the book.Overall, I loved everything to do with the comedy clubs. And with Mo and her friends. But I absolutely hated Isabel's boyfriend. I really liked how the author managed to put all of these things into one book.This was such an enjoyable read!

Delightful and fun without being fluff, Henry's "This Will Be Funny Someday" explores the ways in which comedy and performance can be vectors for healing and growth. I especially loved Henry's exploration of the often harsh transition to womanhood.Just one of many lines that made me laugh: "'How do you know they both went to Harvard?' Mom smiles. 'It's like with vegans, sweetheart. They tell you.'"

there was some good interesting parts but overall pretty boring throughout the middle.

Boxes . .. so many forces try to put us in boxes, so many attempts to limit our limitless possibilities. Humor is one of the many ways to break free of the boxes and stand up for one’s true self. I found myself applauding Izzy and friends as they worked to find their way.

I loved this book so much. Katie Henry is one of my auto-buy authors, but this book was especially special. The comedy elements were outstanding, but the story also zoomed in on deeply emotional, nuanced moments. The comedy reinforces the tenderness of this story about a girl finding her voice, standing up for herself, and figuring out why jokes--and her perspective--actually are important.

This book made me feel a lot of things. And isn’t that all you can ask of a book, really?For a book about stand-up comedy, this book sure delves into a lot of heavy topics. Having said that, I think it manages to handle them pretty well. It does sometimes get a little bit heavy-handed in the delivery of its message (e.g. sometimes an entire scene would just be two characters talking about societal expectations of women, or white supremacy, or another Issue).In particular I thought the author handled the abusive relationship aspect quite well. Main character Isabel has herself absolutely convinced that Alex needs her and loves her, even though it’s clear to everyone that isn’t the case. Seeing her evolve and become independent was fantastic.It did bother me that for a while even when she was called out on the things she was doing wrong, it took Izzy a long time to recognise that. She wanted everything to go back to the way it was, and it seemed to come as a surprise when people pointed out their own perspectives and why going back would be weird for them now the truth was out.Still, it ends on such a strong hopeful note and I felt so proud of how far Izzy had come. This is a really powerful book!