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A review by lostinfrance
Us by David Nicholls
3.0
I fell for David Nicholls when I read One Day. I loved the idea...maybe because I have relationships left un...tested. All that said, I was not naive enough to think all of his books would be written around the same idea and I came to this book with an open mind.
I am not sure why I chose this one...but it fell into my lap (or my Kindle) and I grabbed it as I am far from home and eating books. I liked the idea of the book being written from a man's perspective...and that it was about him being in love. Maybe I am jaded, but lately a lot of the characters on tv are cheating on their wives...so something new. :)
This book....this book was hard for me to get through because I did not like either of the main characters or their son. The man was a whimpering fool, the woman was an arrogant "I do as I please"...and their son? He needed the world to stop revolving around him. The characters annoyed me....so after jumping into the book, I had to force myself to continue to read the book. And continue and continue....but now that I am done, and I see the reviews. I feel bad...the writing WAS good...it is just that no one was likeable. I didn't feel empathy for anyone...though I did like the writing.
Read the book if you are a fan of David Nichols...but be weary. And yes, stay away if you are looking for another One Day.
I am not sure why I chose this one...but it fell into my lap (or my Kindle) and I grabbed it as I am far from home and eating books. I liked the idea of the book being written from a man's perspective...and that it was about him being in love. Maybe I am jaded, but lately a lot of the characters on tv are cheating on their wives...so something new. :)
This book....this book was hard for me to get through because I did not like either of the main characters or their son. The man was a whimpering fool, the woman was an arrogant "I do as I please"...and their son? He needed the world to stop revolving around him. The characters annoyed me....so after jumping into the book, I had to force myself to continue to read the book. And continue and continue....but now that I am done, and I see the reviews. I feel bad...the writing WAS good...it is just that no one was likeable. I didn't feel empathy for anyone...though I did like the writing.
Read the book if you are a fan of David Nichols...but be weary. And yes, stay away if you are looking for another One Day.