I am so sad that I've now finished all three of David Nicholls books that are currently in print. That being said- while this was the first book he wrote (and I did enjoy it) he definitely is on a consistent incline as a writer.
Starter For Ten while a charming coming-of-age story about a working class boy who's on scholarship to University and enters a popular quiz show- it's still the weakest of the bunch. I consistently enjoyed it and Nicholls's character development is still probably the best out there- but The Understudy and One Day is where he really continued to hone is craft and style.
The thing I find the most peculiar is that (of course) particularly now that the movie One Day has been hardcore marketed as a romance David Nicholls has kind of been given a "chick lit" label. I'd say that while One Day can be easily loved by both sexes- his first two would probably appeal to the male mind a tad more than your average woman- just a thought.
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