Title: One Day
Author: David Nicholls
Publisher: Vintage Books 2009
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 437
Rating: 5/5 stars
Reading Challenges: Genre - Contemporary; New Author; Mount TBR; Book to Movie; Book Bingo -- 5 from TBR
How I Got It: I own it
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.
Another of those I-had-to-buy-it-but-its-been-sitting-on-my-shelf-ever-since books. I started it thinking "this is an interesting concept, seeing a relationship evolve over the years, but only one day each year." As I got into the book, I fell in love the characters. By the end of the books, I was convinced that I am Emma. I am Emma in all her insecurities, wants, needs, and hopes. I don't have a Dexter (thank goodness), but I could see myself falling for a Dexter. I was obsessed with the Harry and Sally-like story of Emma and Dexter's relationship. It seemed annoyingly complicated, but somehow those complications made the characters and events feel even more real. Even with these amazing thoughts on the book, the ending utterly destroyed me. Absolutely. Still amazing...
Movie:
This movie is just gorgeous and heartbreaking. I was in love with it from the first scene. It follows the books but in a great way. We see all the different years laid out before us. I loved Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway. They were the perfect Dex and Em. I loved seeing them grow through the years.
