July 15, 1988. Dexter and Emma meet on the last day of college and spend one night together. The book picks up with them both every July 15 for the next 20 years.
Beautiful. Charming. Funny. Tragic.
David Nicholls....how do I love thee? Let me count the ways....
1.) I was genuinely excited to pick up this book every time I sat down to read it. This is not a common occurrence.
2.) While I initially thought that I'd find similarities to Before Sunrise/Sunset and When Harry Met Sally... I found this to be a completely original and completely realistic portrayal of a relationship over the years. (Though I'm sure when the movie version comes out people will still attempt to make comparisons to the aforementioned films)
3.) I love, love, love that the two main characters were both very likable, but still perpetually flawed. (It sucks when main characters are too perfect or too obnoxious.)
4.) Funny and tragic at the same time. That seems to be the theme of so many of my faves in contemporary literary fiction.
I'm hesitant to delve too deep into the plot as it is my new mission in life to encourage as many people to read this book as possible. This is one of those rare books that can be equally loved by both men and women. This is a masterpiece with a misleading "beach read" cover. Cheers to Mr. Nicholls.
A+
ATTENTION BOY READERS! Do not let this romantic looking cover deter you from reading this! You too will love it!
*New York Times Notable Book
*Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Fiction Books 2010
*People Magazine Top 10 Books of 2010
*Barnes and Noble Top 25 Books of 2010
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