One Day

Entirely motivated by the ravaging of the movie trailer, I spent the weekend reading One Day by David Nicholls. It's an easy read; a funny, smart love story that stretches from an (unconsumated) one night stand to a lifelong, friendship. Albiet a pretty bumpy one.

If there's two topics almost uncomfortably close to my heart they are unrequieted love and 

the gloriousness of the 90's - that combined with the gushing praise on every available space on the cover (of my copy) meant  there was little risk of me not having an awesome weekend.

The story tracks quirky, studious, earnest Emma Morley and her best friend/infatuation Dexter Mayhew (handsome, wealthy, arrogant) as their lives intersect over 20 years and in particularly the progress of their careers and love lives each year on St Swinthins day.

Things are not perfect for these two. Actually everything is a mess most of the time but there's so much depth in every character in this story. They're so likeable and loveable and I don't think it was just because the 90's references made me all fuzzy and nostalgic for my youth! 

I particularly connected with Emma Morely who was an empathetic geek with a big heart and tough outer shell, I loved the witty banter between her and Dex and I loved the angst and joy of watching their lives rattle completely on and off track. 

You should definitley read this one before you watch the movie or even the trailer - after reading the book it does look completely awful. Another one on the list to read before I see it on the big screen is We Need To Talk ABout Kevin. It got great reviews at Cannes and I adore Tilda Swinton.