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Unabridged Digital Audiobook
Runtime: 10 hours, 18 minutes
Read by Ferdelle Capistrano
As we go through one day after another, it’s easy to end up stuck in a rut, just moving through life on autopilot. But in the audio edition of Humor Me by Cat Shook, an unexpected—and unlikely—friendship causes a young woman to get out of her rut.
The story finds New Yorker Presley Fry going through the motions in her life as she focuses all of her energy on moving up from her entry-level assistant role on a late night TV talk show, going from one comedy club to another to find the next big act for the show. Instead of dating, she’s built her relationships around her outgoing roommate, Isabelle, and her workplace crush on her coworker Adam. But after a chance encounter with Susan Clark, her late mother’s childhood friend, Presley finds herself challenged to step out of her comfort zone.
Presley and Susan are both women in need of a change. Presley has shut everyone out as she continues to mourn her alcoholic mother, and Susan suddenly finds herself alone after her husband—the head of the network where Presley works—is accused of inappropriate workplace behavior. They’re two very different women—different personalities, different tax brackets, different places in their lives—yet they somehow find strength and comfort and happiness in their unlikely friendship.
Presley can be a difficult character. Though she’s hard-working and ambitious—and she loves stand-up comedy—she’s so closed-off and distant. She isn’t interested in anything more than a casual, passing connection with anyone but her roommate—and she won’t open up even to her. So it’s uplifting to follow her transformation as she’s practically guilted into a friendship with Susan, who’s so eager to try new things—and it changes her outlook.
In the end, some parts of Presley’s story are left unfinished—and, admittedly, those loose ends can be frustrating. While it doesn’t always follow the typical formulas, though—and you might not always agree with the characters’ choices—you may still learn from this thoughtful story.
On the surface, Humor Me may seem like just another fluffy work of chick lit—with the main character going through one comical mishap after another on the way to her happily-ever-after. But it’s much deeper than that. It’s an entertaining but often emotional story about grief and friendship—about creating connections with other people and opening up to the messiness of life.
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