One Day
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It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. Dex and Em face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed, they must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself.
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I would have stopped reading it after the big surprise at the end, but I only had about 25 pages left. REALLY hate books that do this shit.
Nicholls does a good job at describing the optimism, realism and acceptance that comes with the progression through different stages of adulthood. These observations made it worth reading, even though I never connected with either of the protagonists and didn't entirely believe their relationship.
Very well written and the dialog is witty and sharp. It is not some chick lit novel where everything is predictable. The premise kept me reading until the end. Around the end I just kept thinking, “Well, this must be the end” over and over again. The ending dragged on and (I won't give away any spoilers) disappointed me. I felt like the author was pulling for some sort of heartbreaking ending but it was lack luster for me.
