Cantor is a funny and sometimes insightful writer ... Unfortunately, Cantor overestimates how much we’ll care about the minutiae of TV production — which is explored in exhaustive detail — and overcommits to an extended metaphor about Caroline’s bathroom difficulties.
TV-writer Cantor brings a wealth of insider knowledge and humor to her debut novel ... A hilarious, piercing look at the harsh realities of pursuing a career in the arts that also limns the struggles women with careers face when deciding whether to start a family. Frank, smart, and relatable, this is a winner.
Cantor, a television script writer herself (Arrested Development; Inside Amy Schumer), paints a realistic picture of the business, from pitch to story development to writers’ rooms. Her compulsively readable novel shifts from funny to cringe-worthy as it sheds a light on insider Hollywood.
A hilarious and brutally honest send-up of comedy writing for television, a serious consideration of the woes of modern womanhood, and a compassionate telling of one woman's fumbling journey ... Often excruciating ... Like This, but Funnier is winning, awkward, and unforgettable.
Few novels have ever communicated the profound absurdity of what goes on behind the scenes in Hollywood as vividly as Cantor’s achingly funny debut ... This hilarious book also delivers moving insight into the things insecurity can make women think and do.
Cantor, a writer on comedy shows such as Arrested Development and Inside Amy Schumer, sustains the laughs as Caroline contends with the consequences of one misstep after another. It’s comedic gold.
