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One Day

David Nicholls

Start date: March 1, 2011

Finish date: March 31, 2011

Discussion: MONTHLY GROUP READS

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MONTHLY GROUP READS

* January Read - The Sisters Brothers
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* December read -The sense of an ending
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Oct 10, 2011 Pat rated it really liked it

Shelves: love-romance

I always meant to read this book, given that it was in the best selling lists so long but i held back because of the very mixed reviews, and women seemed to like it more, so i put it into the (smarter) 'chick lit' category. I wanted a light read, so i said here goes.... I started the book but was less than convinced of the book's basic premise. (no spoilers in this review, so don't worry!) the opening chapters did not help to convince. i continued to read as the writing was superb, the author's ...more

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Sep 30, 2011 Lucia Gannon rated it liked it

Shelves: 2011, bookclub

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the clever way the author spanned 20yrs by only setting the book on one day each year. I felt I got to know the characters and while at times I felt frustrated with them and at other times liked them, they were always human and believable.
They were also consistent to the end. Some of my favourite lines came from Emma. "...my brain was gone soft like something left at the back of the fridge." I also liked the description of Dexter as "not vain, but at times did ...more

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