why are we all so into emily henry novels?

a brief examination

On a Monday evening a couple of weeks ago, I sat down to begin one of my favorite activities: cracking open a new Emily Henry novel. Funny Story came out in late April, but reading it, I decided, would be my reward after my harried May was over.

I finished it in a couple of days, and that's because I am trying to be a productive member of society who wak…