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jamie_rich's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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jupiter5's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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hannbruce's review

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medium-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

2.5

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ktbxter's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well that emotionally destroyed me...

Spoiler wrapping so I can write without thinking about it

We follow Emma and Dexter on July 15th every year from the day day they first met. I was rooting for them from the beginning and really grew to care about them as characters. The characters were lovable, but not necessarily likeable at times. But that makes them more human.

I enjoyed the mixed narrative of both of their stories when they were apart and the way they interlinked or didnt interlink. When they had fallen out, the alternate chapters without mention of the other worked really well.

The sigh of relief I felt when they finally got together and the happy fuzzy feeling I felt reading about their time together was so lovely!

DAVID HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO US.

I felt desperately sorry for Dexter in the final chapters. It was a privilege watching him mature into the person we see towards the end if the book. I wish him and Emma had more time together.

Admittedly, wasn' the hugest fan of Dexter ending up with the girl from the bisto. Him not ending up with anyone in the book timeline would have felt more honest to the storyline. The bistro girl made it feel too rushed!

AND THE LETTER HE WROTE HER AT THE BEGINNING! My God, if he had sent it and admitted to his feelings and told her how much he loved her, their whole entire story would have been so different.

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gigi99's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-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

3.75

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leonkoenig's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

read it years ago and loved it. cheesier than I remembered in parts but still great (pay mind to the trigger warnings tho)

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lucyatoz's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

One day by David Nicholls was an interesting read following the lives of Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew, who meet on the night of their university graduation and then go their separate ways.

The book then tells their story through the lens of a specific day, the 15th July, St. Swithin's day, every year from 1988 to 2007, through the highlights and lowlights, from being friends to being married to other people to the end of one of their lives.

The narrative is an intriguing one, however as I read it I felt getting more and more cheated of getting the whole story! I am happy that I have read it, but it is not one that I will stay in the memory for long.

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cptnstphy's review

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dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Wasn’t rooting for any of the characters/didn’t feel connected to them, but found myself laughing out loud often at their quips. Somewhat entertaining book

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