One Day by David Nicholls

This was another grab from our Little Free Library.  I’m a sucker for gimmicky novels involving time in some way…  This one tells the story of a relationship by describing the events of one day in July every year, from their twenties through forties.

If I’m honest, I didn’t like the ending.  But the ride was enjoyable.  The convention worked pretty well, but I didn’t really feel like it was used in any particular way.   It could have just been a novel that covers a long time period, without the arbitrary single day convention.  What did choosing that particular day bring to the table?  Not sure.

But it was well written, and I guess other people liked it, because I see it was made into a movie a year later.