David Nicholls' One Day (novel review)

Judul               : One Day (Indonesia version)

Penulis            : David Nicholls

Penerjemah  : Bob Sabran & Melody Violine

Penerbit          : Esensi

Tahun             : 2012

Tebal               : 419

 


What do you think if you love somebody but you are not mean to be together?

What do you feel if you are loved by someone but he hooks other women up?

What do you do if you love somebody but you feel fool enough to get him?

Those are some questions in my head. In the beginning of this book, you will feel warm-heart enough because the story is quite sweet and memorable. Meet Dexter Mayhem, a gorgeous and rich man, and also Emma Morley, a low-middle woman. This couple meet for the first time on the night of their graduation.

But sadly, in the next day they have to say bye-bye to another. But one thing that they remember and must do, one day, every July 15^th every year for about twenty years (1988-2006), they have to meet each other to talk about the story of their own life. Well sometimes by letters and a phone call too.

Overall about this book, emmm I rather dislike about the middle till the last chapter of this story. Why? Because I just don’t understand, if they both love each other, why don’t they get married or at least together?

The second is, I just don’t like they way Dexter and Emma spend the two decades in July 15^th because Dexter is busy having fun and making out to other women WHILE Emma is spending her life in a misery. Well not fair, huh?

The last thing is the ending, I don’t know, it seems like a flashback to twenty years ago where Dexter and Emma should separate a day after a graduation. I just don’t get it.

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