You Are Here
Jan. 29th, 2026 11:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearYou Are Here by David Nicholls was recommended to me by someone I trust - but it was still a tough sell because the only other book I've read by this author was One Day, which I hated!
Still, I gave it a go and ended up being glad I did, especially since the audiobook narrators were excellent and definitely enhanced the dual perspective narrative.
It's about Marnie and Michael, who are both recovering from bad relationships and meet on a walking holiday, suggested by a mutual friend, who intends to set them both up but with different people. The chapters alternate their POVs, as they end up the only two left walking by day three.
I liked both protagonists, though there were some very painful, awkward, cringey moments (particularly in Marnie's chapters) early on that made me question my dedication to reading more from David Nicholls.
However, Marnie is a freelance copy editor and all the bits about her job (which I share) were absolutely hilarious and also spot on, which definitely add to the reading experience for me. The bits about Michael's teaching job were also both amusing and relatable (I used to be a teacher too).
And I also liked the slow burn of the relationship (it felt slow, even though most of the book took place over only seven days) and how the narrative gradually revealed more about the characters to both the reader and to each other.
Given the perceived 'slow burn' nature of the main narrative, the resolution felt a bit abrupt, but also satisfying overall.
Still, I gave it a go and ended up being glad I did, especially since the audiobook narrators were excellent and definitely enhanced the dual perspective narrative.
It's about Marnie and Michael, who are both recovering from bad relationships and meet on a walking holiday, suggested by a mutual friend, who intends to set them both up but with different people. The chapters alternate their POVs, as they end up the only two left walking by day three.
I liked both protagonists, though there were some very painful, awkward, cringey moments (particularly in Marnie's chapters) early on that made me question my dedication to reading more from David Nicholls.
However, Marnie is a freelance copy editor and all the bits about her job (which I share) were absolutely hilarious and also spot on, which definitely add to the reading experience for me. The bits about Michael's teaching job were also both amusing and relatable (I used to be a teacher too).
And I also liked the slow burn of the relationship (it felt slow, even though most of the book took place over only seven days) and how the narrative gradually revealed more about the characters to both the reader and to each other.
Given the perceived 'slow burn' nature of the main narrative, the resolution felt a bit abrupt, but also satisfying overall.
