Dave’s answer to “Most misleading blurb ever? This book isn't "absurdly, uproariously funny," it's one long, sad sto…” > Likes and Comments

Agree, the ending is hopeful...the characters at least buy themselves time to see how their life-affirming realizations play out. There was comic-relief along the way, but the heart of the book is still the backstories, which aren't funny at all.