Really Good, Actually is a debut novel about Maggie, who divorces her husband by mutual agreement after ten years of marriage. Love has passed, but the habit has remained. Now Maggie does not know how to live without her husband, around whom her whole life revolved.
The main heroine Maggie pines for her husband after their divorce. She sleeps alone in a cold bed, feels an emptiness in her heart and solitude literally surrounds Maggie. Previously, she did not think that divorce could have such an impact on her psychological state. Maggie often thinks that separation from her partner affects her luck in everyday life. She feels confused.
Maggie continues to cling to the past and cry, but she needs to reinvent herself. Maggie tries different things, such as self-help, a healthy lifestyle, online shopping, dating through Tinder, and an affair with a divorced peer. At the same time, she works on her doctoral dissertation, but academic pursuits and teaching annoy her. Friends persistently advise her to visit a psychotherapist.
At the end of the novel, Maggie begins to accept herself and her solitude. Loneliness is a chance to devote all the time to yourself, your appearance, self-development, and success. Maggie starts to love herself and people begin to gravitate toward her. She spends a lot of time in society, makes new friends, and continues to work on herself. She begins to understand her preferences and capabilities.
The book is deliberately humorous because the reader should constantly laugh and giggle. This debut novel is written in a typical stand-up comedy manner. This is not surprising, because the author of the book is a stand-up comedian. The novel contains recognizable awkward situations and clichés that are often repeated. It may seem to the reader that the main heroine is terribly dependent, immature, and thoughtless. Her divorce unsettles her to such an extent that she is almost emotionally shattered. She becomes a vulnerable person.
