Ljubavna priča Emme i Dextera započinje 15.srpnja 1988. I nastavlja se idućih dvadeset godina. Dvadeset godina pratimo njihove živote i odnos uvijek na isti dan. Njezin san je pisanje. Njegov san je zabava. No unatoč svim razlikama oni se 15.srpnja 1988. povezuju zauvijek.
Moj prvi susret s ovom knjigom bio je daleke 2011. Bila sam na bračnom putovanju u Londonu. Svi izlozi knjižara bili su zatrpani ovom knjigom jer je upravo tih dana izlazio film sa Anne Hathaway i Jimom Sturgessom. Tada sam i prvi put u životu ugledala Kindle koji sam kao pravi “gadget freak” i kupila odmah po povratku u Hrvatsku. Pogodite koja je bila prva knjiga koju sam kupila? 😊
Radnje se uglavnom nisam sjećala, osim događaja na biciklu, ali i bolje jer sam iznova uživala. Volim ovakve knjige. Ovi “emocionalno oštećeni” likovi su očito nešto što meni stvarno odgovara. Likovi su svakakvi, uglavnom ne pretjerano simpatični, ali je pisano tako da vas doista zanima kako će na kraju završiti. I na kraju kada okrenete posljednju stranicu ipak shvatite da ste ih baš takve, pune mana pomalo i zavoljeli.
Ono što sam u ovom čitanju otkrila je koliko je knjiga Normalni ljudi od Sally Rooney slična Jednom danu. Meni osobno ne smeta jer volim i tu knjigu, ali me tolika sličnost iznenadila.
Od mene imate preporuku, pogotovo ako volite i Rooney.
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One Day – David Nicholls
Emma and Dexter’s love story begins on July 15, 1988 and continues for the next twenty years. For twenty years, we have been following their lives and their relationship, always on the same day. Her dream is to write. His dream is to have fun. But despite all the differences, on July 15, 1988, they are connected forever.
My first encounter with this book was way back in 2011. I was on my honeymoon in London. All bookstores were covered with this book because the movie starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess was being released in those days. That’s when I saw a Kindle for the first time in my life as well, which as a real “gadget freak” I bought immediately after returning to Croatia. Guess what was the first book I bought? 😊
I mostly didn’t remember the plot, except for the bike scene, but even better because I enjoyed it all over again. I love books like this one. These “emotionally damaged” characters are obviously something that really resonates with me. The characters are all over the place, mostly not very likable, but it is written in such a way that you are really interested in how it will end in the end. And in the end, when you turn the last page, you realize that you have come to love them just the way they are, full of flaws.
What I discovered in this reading is how similar Normal People by Sally Rooney is to One Day. I personally don’t mind because I love that book as well, but I was surprised by such a similarity.
I recommend it, especially if you also like Rooney.
