manikahemmerixh 's review for:

One Day by David Nicholls

4.75

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I believe being punched in the face would ache less than reading this, I loved it. It's everything I like about a slice of life book, even down to the way that it leaves you questioning just what was the point of it all. To some, I imagine that they won't see one at all. We only get snapshots of these people. One singular day of the year for twenty years, much of it spent not together at all. It's certainly an unconventional romance. But I felt so many emotions through it, and my heart still aches in the aftermath. It reminded me of all my mushy humanness. 

"And then she frowned, and shook her head, then put her arms around him once more, pressing her face into his shoulder, making a noise that sounded almost like rage. 
‘What’s up?’ he asked. 
‘Nothing. Oh, nothing. Just…’ She looked up at him. ‘I thought I’d finally got rid of you.’ 
‘I don’t think you can,’ he said."