This week I finished reading this wondeful book by David Nicholls. It is certainly a love story but not your classic fairytale. The imperfect hero Dexter and the working class heroine Emma become our friends as we meet them on the same day every year for twenty years. We see the changes in themselves and in their relationship with each other. It is entertaining, thought provoking and funny but also very very sad. If I was alone reading the last few chapters I can image I would be in floods of tears. However I read them sitting on a train so I had to keep a firm control on my sentimental side.
I think this is a book most people would enjoy and I was happy to learn that filming will commence on the movie version of the book later this summer. Emma will be played by Anne Hathaway who I think will suit the role perfectly. The movie will be directed by Lone Scherfig who recieved an Oscar nomination for directing 'An Education' a film which I really enjoyed.
I know many people have already read this book but if you havn't I would recommend it highly.
1 comment:
omg! I can't believe you blogged about this...I finished this 3 days ago. I loved it...i'm a sucker for books with heroines of the name Emma! I was falling apart by the end. I was properly sobbing. I'm such a girl! I think i'm gonna include more booky stuff on my blog as it is a pretty big part of my life xx
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