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One Day

By: David Nicholls
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
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Publisher's summary

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Dexter and Emma must face the nature of love and even life itself in this page-turning story filled with "heart-melting romance" (Elle). One of the most "emotionally riveting love stories you’ll ever encounter" (People).

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.

"[A] surprisingly deep romance...so thoroughly satisfying." —Entertainment Weekly

©2010 David Nicholls (P)2010 Random House

Critic reviews

"[An] instant classic....One of the most hilarious and emotionally riveting love stories you’ll ever encounter." (People)

“Big, absorbing, smart, fantastically readable." (Nick Hornby)

"[Nicholls] has a gift for zeitgeist description and emotional empathy that's wholly his own.... [A] light but surprisingly deep romance...thoroughly satisfying." (Entertainment Weekly)

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Was just One Day

I thought this was a good book but was lacking in some ways. We needed more details of how things went and we just were left wanting is how I felt.

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Good story, great characters, bad ending

Emma made me laugh through the book. She was such a clever, funny and sweet character. Dexter was so opposite to her that made the whole story very interesting. But the ending was way too sad.

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The Movie Didn't Do This Book Justice

If all you know about this book is the movie, it didn't do it any justice. The book takes a deep look at the two main characters as they progress (at different rates) through many phases of young adult and adulthood. The book beautifully captures many of the complicated issues presented by society as adults come to realize and accept the monotony of modern life.

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You Won't Believe the Ending!

I read this book because it was recommended by one of my favorite authors/bloggers (Matthew Norman), even though the description didn't entirely resonate with me. The story moved more quickly than I thought it might, and was much more entertaining than a traditional romance. However, the ending totally shocked me and even made me a little bit angry. Maybe it shouldn't have, but that alone cost this book one star.

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Reading this was a painful experience.

Would you try another book from David Nicholls and/or Anna Bentinck?

Yes, I would probably try another book...but it will be his last chance to capture me as an ongoing reader. I was actually angry with myself for continuing to listen to this book in the hope it would get better, it never did. It was the same thing page after page..she wants him, he doesn't want her, then nobody wants him so he wants her because she is the only one who wants him...and on....and on..

Would you ever listen to anything by David Nicholls again?

Probably, but it will have to be a lot better than this book.

What about Anna Bentinck’s performance did you like?

There wasn't anything I didn't like...which I think is a pretty good recommendation.

What character would you cut from One Day?

Both of the main characters need to be deleted from the book. You keep hoping they finally get it right but they wind up being losers from beginning to end. He is basically worthless and goes down hill from there. She had potential but just continued to make bad choices because she is insecure and co-dependent. And this sceniero continues page after page, after page.

Any additional comments?

Leave this one on the shelf.

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Muddling Through

Story about two souls, one smart, witty yet lack of confidence, one charming yet drowned in alcoholism; slowly develop in a genuine, believable story about friendship, partnership and love. Fumbling and muddling through, small moment and action could change the whole course of your life, and the one you truly love.

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Wonderful story

Would you listen to One Day again? Why?

Yes, I had a hard time turning it off to do other things

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me cry

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surprising

I bought this book by accident....thought that it was something different. What a pleasant surprise.

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Great Story!!! Not so good narrator.

I loved this story. It was great and it really showed how both characters grew over the years. Great writing. I did not care for the narrator, though. I felt like other than Em and Dex, all of the characters, particularly the ex girlfriend that became famous and Em's ex flatmate, souded the same or near to the same. Whenever these characters would come into play, I would find myself fast forwarding to avoid hearing her rendition of their voices. I am sure she is a great narrator and I loved when she spoke for Em and Dex, but the rest of the characters she performed were not that great, I'm afraid.

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Like music to my ears!

The writing is stunning. The vocabulary is so rich and melodious, paired up with an incredible narration, this makes for a very invested listening experience. The book begins and it’s so direct in the perspective of the two characters involved that you believe them from the onset. What you discover as the years go by in their lives is that nothing will happen as they thought it would. It is a beautiful concept to explore one day in the shared life of this friendship for the duration of twenty years, every day on that day. Inevitably I found myself pondering those long-standing meaning relationships I’ve had in my life, their impact, their value, their resonance, and ultimately that is what great literature should bestow upon us: a deeper perspective, a new frame of reference, another way of looking at life.

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