Romantic Comedies Where the Banter Reveals Character

For readers who enjoy flirtation most when the people sound different from one another. These adult romantic comedies use conversation to reveal expertise, nerves, affection or a reluctance to be honest, with jokes rooted in jobs, friendships and shared activities. Some begin with sharp disagreements; others make more of awkwardness, encouragement and the pause after a joke. The notes distinguish those moods, explain the more heightened premises and indicate sexual explicitness. The aim is enjoyable exchanges with emotional consequences, rather than a nonstop contest of elaborate comebacks.