This is a beautiful book. But, it's not for everyone. If you are looking for lots of action, twists and turns in the plot, or an epic love story, this isn't it. What you WILL get is an exquisitely well written love story between two people who couldn't, on the surface, be more unsuitable for each other. You will get thought provoking, annoying, and funny dialogue between two interesting characters. There is so much c**p out there in Indie Land, today, that I sometimes forget there really are wonderful little gems like this.
The two main characters are serious about their careers, and their differences. They are also serious about each other, despite the fact that neither of them, or any of their friends, think they belong together. The book is dialogue rich, with small personal crises that help define, to each of them, who they are, and how they should structure their lives. We watch as they, taking very small steps, compromise, and change their outlooks, without changing their core values.
There are some large crises, also, without being particularly earth-shaking. Someone dies, an act of domestic terrorism is committed, not happening directly to them, or by them, but affecting them, and leading to internal struggles and questions of identity. They split up over their difficulties, and figure out, after realizing that, as Robert, the male lead says "You are everything to me, Emily", they belong together on a corrected path.
The character development in this book is tremendously well done. It takes place primarily through dialogue, and slowly. When I first opened the book and started reading, I was irritated by Emily, and couldn't decide what it was that Robert saw in her, (despite being most like Emily, myself). As I continued, I couldn't seem to put the book down, for anything, (not even to cook dinner for a disgruntled husband). Several days after finishing it, I can't get it out of mind. I keep endlessly replaying the various scenes, just for the pleasure of it.
I should mention that I have about 5,000 "real" books at home, not including everything in storage, and more than 2500 on my various Kindles. I read a lot. For a book to grab hold of me like this, it's special.
If you want a memorable book experience, though not one that will cause fireworks and spurts of adrenaline, this is it. It's a love story with depth. One of the best things I've read this year.
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