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One Day by David Nicholls

39 reviews

sib_reads's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Infidelity

Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, Classism, Blood, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual content

bookswithgeorgia's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Infidelity

lunxy's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don’t know what to say about this book apart from the fact that is was really very good. It’s one of the books that makes you aware of the immense joy of just physically reading…..,,
The whole concept of a chapter a year was fantastically done,, I found myself smiling frequently at Dexter and Emma’s conversations, and unable to put the book down in the sadder parts, pushing in through that heavy chest feeling because i had to know how it would resolve ., IDK what else to say it was just a really really good book,, the kind that makes u feel melancholy once you’ve finished (did i mention that book was good)

I would have rated it slightly higher but i’m mad that emma died and i’m annoyed that he ended up with maddy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

hannahelizza556's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book begins in Edinburgh in 1988 with Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew. They have just graduated from Ediburgh University. They have very different ideas about what they want to do after graduation. Dexter wants to travel the world, while Emma isn't sure what she wants from her post graduate life. The chapters are modelled so that they are set on the anniversary of the day they met - 15 July. Overall, this was a really lighthearted book which I will definitely be reading again in the future. A truly beautiful book about two people who have known each other for 20 years as they battle work, relationships and being an adult. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Drug use

millywebster's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Blood

Minor: Death, Car accident, Infertility, and Adult/minor relationship

danajoy's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Infertility, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, and Infidelity

mettenikkessen's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved how the characters were portrayed, and how you really got to know them throughout their lives; to see them grow/develop as well as seeing them struggle. I think the book was very well written and the characters as well as the story felt real to me. Sometimes I could not stand Dexter but I still enjoyed his part of the story. I think it was nice that this book was written from both their perspectives. The plot was a bit abrupt for me, but at the same time I did like the last chapters of the book and it helped me to understand their relationship a bit better. Overall, I felt like I was immersed with their love story and wanted to keep reading so I would recommend this book. However, I am very new to the romance genre so I do not have many romance books to compare it to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, and Infertility

raechelreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

lucyduller's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Cancer

Moderate: Drug use and Death