Funny You Should Ask
by Elissa Sussman
Narrated by Kristen Sieh
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
A journalist interviews her celebrity crush, things spiral, and ten years later she has to interview him again — Kristen Sieh makes you feel every cringe and flutter.
- Great if you want: a swoony slow-burn with real emotional stakes and wit
- Listening experience: breezy and warm, dual timeline keeps the tension alive
- Narration: Sieh's self-deprecating delivery perfectly captures Chani's voice
- Skip if: low Goodreads scores on divisive romances make you cautious
About This Audiobook
Ten years ago, journalist Chani Horowitz spent a life-changing weekend interviewing rising film star Gabe Parker, an encounter that launched her career but left an unresolved emotional thread neither of them ever addressed. Now Gabe's PR team wants a reunion interview, and Chani — post-divorce, professionally established, determined to keep her composure — agrees, knowing that facing him means confronting what she has spent a decade not examining. Elissa Sussman's Goodreads Choice Award-winning romance moves between the past and present with sharp wit and genuine emotional intelligence.
Kristen Sieh navigates the novel's dual timelines with real skill, finding distinct registers for the twenty-something Chani and her older, more defended self without making the comparison feel schematic. At just under eight hours, the pacing moves with the brisk, self-aware energy of a contemporary romance that knows its genre and uses it thoughtfully. A well-crafted, funny, and emotionally satisfying listen.
