So I just finished reading You Are Here last night, the new book from the author of One Day. There's a lot of rave around One Day, so I decided to pick up David's newest novel and give it a go, with the intention of going back to read One Day later.
The book was… Okay. The story revolves around Michael and Marnie, who set out on a walk to the coast, with a mutual friend, her son and a guy neither of them have met. Michael and Marnie end up taking the walk alone and we get a look at their past (both divorced) and how they are as people today. On the one hand, I will say that the main characters are pretty relatable, especially post COVID.
It's an okay read, but I guess I just expected some kind of climax or satisfactory resolution and it just didn't deliver. The ending very much leaves a lot up in the air and feels weak in comparison to what the story seemed to build up to. The whole part with Michael's ex-wife just feels like a shoe horn, designed to separate Michael and Marnie.
It's not a terrible book by any means and it does keep you interested. I just feel it didn't quite deliver.
That being said, I fully expect Netflix to pick it up. Seems like the kind of thing that they would adapt.
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