--- description: Find out why "Funny Story" is on TIME's list of the must-read books of the year. title: 'Funny Story' Is One of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ab95923c8c2b1fa/698a8d0f16d884fe62c440e1/Funny-Story-Emily-Henry.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 13, 2024 # Funny Story by [Annabel Gutterman](/author/annabel-gutterman/) ## Annabel Gutterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Editor  After her fiancé Peter dumps her for his childhood best friend Petra, children’s librarian Daphne is swiftly kicked out of the house they once shared in Peter’s hometown, where Daphne knows nobody and has nowhere to go. Enter: Petra’s ex Miles, an unlikely comrade with a spare room to fill. Daphne and Miles couldn’t be more different—she’s guarded and plays by the rules, while he’s laid back and messy—but their forced proximity helps them realize they can overcome their status as collateral damage in Peter and Petra’s love story. In best-selling author [Emily Henry’s latest](https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2023/6308486/emily-henry/ "undefined") tender romance, the heartbroken roommates pretend to start dating—and unexpectedly develop a friendship that heals them in ways they never could have anticipated. **Buy Now:** _Funny Story_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9780593441282 "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Cgcn6N "undefined") | [Barnes & Noble](https://fave.co/3Y7Xj2D "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Funny Story: 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172875/funny-story-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172875/funny-story-2/"},"headline":"Funny Story","datePublished":"2024-11-13T13:04:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:42:23.913Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172875/funny-story-2/","keywords":["Books","E-Commerce","list","franchise"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ab95923c8c2b1fa/698a8d0f16d884fe62c440e1/Funny-Story-Emily-Henry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Annabel Gutterman","jobTitle":"Senior Editor","url":"https://time.com/author/annabel-gutterman/"}],"creator":"Annabel Gutterman","articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ab95923c8c2b1fa/698a8d0f16d884fe62c440e1/Funny-Story-Emily-Henry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2024/7172875/funny-story-2/","name":"Funny Story"}}]}] ```