Anyone who knows me personally or reads my reviews knows how blown away I was by Mr. Nicholls' hit book One Day. After hearing that he had two other books that were both very well received I've been jonesing to read more of his work.
David Nicholls is a classically trained actor so it comes as no surprise that one of his novel is The Understudy- the story of a struggling actor who is the West End understudy to the "twelfth sexiest man alive". David Nicholls creates likeable but flawed characters and the tragically named Stephen C. McQueen is another. Nicholls is one of the only people who can create gender neutral romantic comedy that is actually true to life.
The Understudy (similar to One Day) pulls you in immediately and without using any gimmicks keeps you entertained throughout the entire story. It didn't have the same epic feel of One Day, but to be fair The Understudy only takes place over the course of a few months and not decades as One Day does. Quick, fun, quality read.
(I may have to ration out his other novel Starter For Ten as I don't know when his next book will be released!)
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