Review - Funny Story

The only way I can describe how I feel after finishing this is like my heart was pulverized and then the best cardiac team ever created (preferably the one from Grey’s Anatomy) revived me and put me back together just enough so that I could call my therapist and talk about the abandonment issues I share with Daphne.

In all seriousness, this was such a beautifully funny story with so much heartache. Emily is one of the most talented storytellers. She always comes full circle. The characters ALWAYS stay true to themselves. Funny Story is about facing the darkest, ugliest parts of ourselves and deciding you want to be different. The commitment to becoming the best version of. yourself so that that’s who you can bring to the table in a relationship. And about becoming brave enough to stand on your own. People always talk about finding who you are, and it’s not a straight path for everyone. I thought the way it was reflected in this story was so raw and beautiful.

From their initial breakups with their significant others, both Daphne and Miles are forced to move forward, separately but together, and they are both absolute messes. Just doing their best.

But the way they prop each other up is so endearing. And then they begin to work through parts of themselves they’ve never shared with anyone else, and honestly, didn’t even want to admit to themselves. Daphne has some difficult pieces of herself that she comes to terms with, ones that I know are so unpleasant and difficult to admit to yourself. But watching her begin to become her own person, build a life she is realizing she wants and own up to mistakes she’s made? So rewarding. Such a beautiful journey to go on. And Miles. Sweet baby Miles. He’s such a LIBRA. I was so scared when they finally hit their sort of third act breakup that I’d never forgive him. But damn she knows how to write a man. How to make them pull through.