It recently occurred to me that four of my favourite movies of all time are buddy comedies, and that I might like to try writing one. But are buddy comedies a thing in novels?
Obviously friendship is a central theme in lots of books – Cat’s Eye, Sula, The Body, Circle of Friends, Beaches and Summer Sisters come to mind. The only comedies I can think of though are The First Wives Club and Wonder Boys – but TFWC is an ensemble, and WB is very much Grady Tripp’s story and I’m hoping to find examples that more closely fit the dual-POV rom-com formula (ie two MCs sharing page space fairly equally – just with friends, not lovers).
Can anyone help me out?
Obviously friendship is a central theme in lots of books – Cat’s Eye, Sula, The Body, Circle of Friends, Beaches and Summer Sisters come to mind. The only comedies I can think of though are The First Wives Club and Wonder Boys – but TFWC is an ensemble, and WB is very much Grady Tripp’s story and I’m hoping to find examples that more closely fit the dual-POV rom-com formula (ie two MCs sharing page space fairly equally – just with friends, not lovers).
Can anyone help me out?
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