I listened to this in audiobook, often sitting for longer than necessary in my car after arriving at work, just so I could listen to another minute more. This is a sad ‘carpe diem’ tale for the real world – an enduring story, one without the cheesy Disney ending. In One Day, which on the surface is a ‘will they, won’t they’ story, David Nicholls has a created a wonderful and haunting exploration of the themes of love and friendship, self-doubt and frustration, regret and loss. “Isn’t Naomi waiting for you somewhere, her little mouth crammed full of drugs like a little druggy hamster?” Love and friendship The banter between Emma and Dexter is exquisite and often laugh out loud funny – wit and sarcasm at its very best. These characters feel so alive to the reader and are so genuine and endearing because Nicholls displays a real understanding of the difference between what people say and what they mean. How can one not feel a connection to these characters when they think the same things we have all thought? How can one not feel empathy for these hapless individuals when we have all made similar mistakes in our own lives? Nicholls forces us to fall in love with his lead characters, Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew, as we check in with them each year on the anniversary of their first liaison. Has a novel ever made you laugh and want to cry at the same time? One Day did that to me. Disclosure: If you click a link in this post and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission.
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