Getting to Happy
E579168
Getting to Happy is a 2010 novel by Terry McMillan that revisits the lives of the four friends from Waiting to Exhale as they navigate middle age, love, loss, and personal renewal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Getting to Happy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6270989 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Getting to Happy Context triple: [Who Asked You?, precededBy, Getting to Happy]
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A.
Get Happy
"Get Happy" is a classic upbeat song closely associated with Judy Garland, celebrated for its joyful gospel-inflected style and iconic performance in the film "Summer Stock."
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B.
Happiness Begins
Happiness Begins is a 2019 pop album by the Jonas Brothers that marked their comeback after a six-year hiatus.
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C.
Happiness Is
"Happiness Is" was the light-hearted, upbeat musical theme used for the halftime show of Super Bowl VII.
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D.
Happy Songs for Happy People
Happy Songs for Happy People is a 2003 post-rock studio album by Scottish band Mogwai, noted for its atmospheric, mostly instrumental soundscapes and experimental use of electronics.
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E.
Glad to Be Unhappy
"Glad to Be Unhappy" is a melancholy standard from the Rodgers and Hart songbook that has been widely recorded in jazz and pop interpretations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Getting to Happy Target entity description: Getting to Happy is a 2010 novel by Terry McMillan that revisits the lives of the four friends from Waiting to Exhale as they navigate middle age, love, loss, and personal renewal.
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A.
Get Happy
"Get Happy" is a classic upbeat song closely associated with Judy Garland, celebrated for its joyful gospel-inflected style and iconic performance in the film "Summer Stock."
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B.
Happiness Begins
Happiness Begins is a 2019 pop album by the Jonas Brothers that marked their comeback after a six-year hiatus.
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C.
Happiness Is
"Happiness Is" was the light-hearted, upbeat musical theme used for the halftime show of Super Bowl VII.
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D.
Happy Songs for Happy People
Happy Songs for Happy People is a 2003 post-rock studio album by Scottish band Mogwai, noted for its atmospheric, mostly instrumental soundscapes and experimental use of electronics.
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E.
Glad to Be Unhappy
"Glad to Be Unhappy" is a melancholy standard from the Rodgers and Hart songbook that has been widely recorded in jazz and pop interpretations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Terry McMillan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresCharacter |
Bernadine Harris
ⓘ
Gloria Matthews ⓘ Robin Stokes ⓘ Savannah Jackson ⓘ |
| follows | Waiting to Exhale ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
ⓘ
domestic fiction ⓘ fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Waiting to Exhale sequel film project (unproduced as of mid-2010s)
ⓘ
linked to:
Waiting to Exhale
|
| hasSubject | African-American women ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | Waiting to Exhale ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divorce
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ middle age ⓘ personal renewal ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | revisiting the protagonists of Waiting to Exhale in middle age ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Waiting to Exhale series
ⓘ
linked to:
Waiting to Exhale
|
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Viking Press
ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
|
| settingPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Getting to Happy Description of subject: Getting to Happy is a 2010 novel by Terry McMillan that revisits the lives of the four friends from Waiting to Exhale as they navigate middle age, love, loss, and personal renewal.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.