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One Day, David Nicholls
number of voters: 5
% of voters who finished the book: 83
highest rating: 9
lowest rating: 5
average rating: 5.21
*****
Stepping over the beer bottles on the floor, we greeted each other like the old friends that we are. Some of us have known each other for years, after all, meeting at the same time each and every month. I guess the only difference between us and the characters in the books we read is… well, I suppose that depends on that month’s book. But let’s take this book, for example — One Day, by David Nicholls.
I’d like to think we’re more likable than these characters. And that we make better choices. (I hope.) What’s normal for Dexter and Emma — failed relationships, drug addiction, a whole slew of missed opportunities — is certainly not normal for us. It isn’t that the characters aren’t interesting, but whether they are likable or relatable is up for debate.
The concept of the book was interesting… visiting the main characters on the same day each year for twenty years. But even with only twenty days to work with the author could get long-winded.
Okay, so I guess we aren’t anything like the characters in One Day. But we DO meet every month! And we DO have our sad times, like when we lose a member (thankfully just to Texas and not to tragic death! We’ll miss you Joanna!). And we DO have our good times, like when we celebrate a new birth (welcome, Charles!).
And for the record, the beer bottles were decoration only, for ambiance, to complement the theme of the book. ’Cause that’s just how awesome we are. Somebody oughta write a book about us.
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