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Us: David Nicholls | David Nicholls
David Nicholls brings to bear all the wit and intelligence that graced ONE DAY in this brilliant, bittersweet novel about love and family, husbands and wives, parents and children. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014. 'I was looking forward to us growing old together. Me and you, growing old and dying together.' 'Douglas, who in their right mind would look forward to that?' Douglas Petersen understands his wife's need to 'rediscover herself' now that their son is leaving home. He just thought they'd be doing their rediscovering together. So when Connie announces that she will be leaving, too, he resolves to make their last family holiday into the trip of a lifetime: one that will draw the three of them closer, and win the respect of his son. One that will make Connie fall in love with him all over again. The hotels are booked, the tickets bought, the itinerary planned and printed. What could possibly go wrong?
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LaurenAsh
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Valentine's Day book ❤️❤️

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RaeLovesToRead
Us: David Nicholls | David Nicholls
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#manicmonday #letterU @CBee @The_Penniless_Author

📖 Us (Nicholls)
✒ Can't think of one immediately, but I have some Updike on my TBR
📺 University Challenge
🎤 Struggling here... Usher?
🎶 Unpretty by TLC

I also like Up Again by Rae Morris & Clean Bandit 💕

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zurazureen
Us: David Nicholls | David Nicholls
Mehso-so

Europe trip with family and redefine relationship between spouse, father and son.

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RaeLovesToRead
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Us was very good but it will leave you feeling all hollowed out. It's heartbreaking in the most searingly mundane way.

All the characters felt real and annoyed me to varying degrees in a plethora of ways.

David Nicholls writes books that are both very emotional and very British. These two things may sound contradictory, but he pulls it off with a kind of dysfunctional harmony.

It wasn't as good as One Day though.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

Megabooks Fantastic review! 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Megabooks Aww, thank you! 😊 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
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My favourite sentence in the book so far.

"... I had to leave early because I was injured by my soup."

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I don't know how this book is going to end, but I'll be honest, at 150 pages in, I'm not rating this couple's compatibility very high.

Branwen Soup injury! 😂👏 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Branwen The following description of said soup injury was pretty hilarious! 2y
Vansa I absolutely LOVED this book. It was so poignant, and moving, and managed to also be laugh out loud funny at points.David Nicholls is one of my favourite writers.Us was made into an absolutely delightful 4 episode tv show too, it's as lovely as the book,would highly recommend watching that too! 2y
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RaeLovesToRead @Vansa One Day is one of my favourite books of all time. I'm impressed with Us so far, but I don't have the same affection for the characters as I did with One Day yet. 2y
Vansa @RaeLovesToRead completely agree, I loved One Day and all the characters, this one was a lot..sadder 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Vansa Sadder than One Day? Oh dear. But I agree the tone is much darker. There is a lot about it to love so far. It's heading for a 4 star rating unless the characters become more likeable. There have also been some laugh out loud moments which is unusual for me in a book. 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
Us: David Nicholls | David Nicholls
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#aestheticallymatched

European art tour holiday vibes from this bittersweet book so far...

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RaeLovesToRead
Us: David Nicholls | David Nicholls
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I must be feeling masochistic. Do your worst, Nicholls.

(No spoilers please) 😉💙

EvieBee LOL! 2y
rabbitprincess Starter for Ten is my favourite 😁 2y
RaeLovesToRead @rabbitprincess I've only read One Day. It's one of my favourite books of all time. I love it so much that I'm scared to read anything by him again in case a) it fails to live up to standard and b) One Day DESTROYED ME!!!!! 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
Us: David Nicholls | David Nicholls
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Bookspin Bingo for December... like an advent calendar but better.

I regret choosing Us because I have only read one book by David Nicholls and it is both one of my favourite books and also one of the most heartbreaking. I'm hoping he doesn't hurt me again 😅

Also, what in the hell was I thinking when I put Rhythm of War on December's list??! I'm only 13.6% through it 😵😵😵

I always look forward to Bookspin day 😊 Thanks @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks great!! 2y
Vansa I absolutely LOVED Us. It's deeply moving. The BBC show with Tom Hollander is also excellent, I can't recommend it enough 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Vansa I hope I love it too... One Day is one of my favourite books of all time, but also an emotional rollercoaster. I hope Us takes it easier on my feelings 😅😅 2y
Vansa @RaeLovesToRead I have to warn you, Us is far more heartbreaking than One Day !! But he ends it on a slight note of optimism!! 2y
RaeLovesToRead @Vansa MORE heartbreaking?!?!?! How is that even possible 😳 oh well I shall read on and find out. 2y
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sjdreads
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Loved this book. Love a David Nichols book. Took this with me on the West Highland Way 2015.

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TheLudicReader
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My third novel by this author and it‘s another winner. Douglas‘s wife wakes him up in the middle of the night to tell him that she isn‘t happy and thinks she wants to leave him. Douglas tells the story of their marriage while they travel through Europe with their 17-year-old son, Albie. This book is funny and sincere and tears were shed.

mcctrish I read this ages ago and just watched the BBC production on PBS ( they did a great job) 3y
KarenUK I am a big fan of this author. Which others have you read? 3y
TheLudicReader @KarenUK I‘ve read One Day and Such Sweet Sorrow (which has been my favourite). He‘s so good and kicking you in the gut and making you kinda love it. 3y
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Birdsong28
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On tonight at 9 on BBC 1, it was such a good book. 📚 📖

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Vansa
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What a spectacular affectionate send up of art. Of course it's a lot more complicated than that but as a bit of a ribbing, this works so well.

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Vansa
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Vansa
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This is so true about dinner parties. I never go if I can help it.

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latepaul
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Enjoyed this book. The exploration of the life of a marriage was well done. Also some of the passages relating to the parent-child relationship were quite insightful and moving.

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JenDR
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Stumbled across a used book store while walking to the beach. Yes, I stopped and got one more to add to the pile.

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MrBook
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Some replenishment for my #BeachReads Display! 😁

Have you read any of these?!

#LitsyLovesLibraries #MrBooksDisplays

OutsmartYourShelf Rebecca is my all time favourite book. 5y
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Verity I have a gorgeous hardback edition of valley of the dolls. I liked the novel but I think I love the look of my edition more than the contents! And I have a copy of Rebecca from the same set and that‘s gorgeous too! 5y
rwmg Rebecca and The God of Small Things. Rebecca has stayed with me in a way that The God of Small Things hasn't 5y
angela_fi13 Rebecca!! Fabulous novel!! I love it! 5y
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Buechersuechtling
Drei auf Reisen | David Nicholls
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@Beatlefan129 was quite right. This one is good. The more I heard the more I liked it. Somewhere around the middle it lost a bit but towards the end it regained depth. Nicholls succeeds in evoking sympathy for all of the family members – the parts aren‘t clearly assigned. I liked that.

It felt strange that there was “no real conflict”. I had expected more problems that are turned over and over and over.
But the chosen approach was really clever.

Beatlefan129 I‘m glad you enjoyed it! 5y
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Buechersuechtling
Drei auf Reisen | David Nicholls
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The nearer I come towards the end – bit more than 2 hours to go – the more balanced the relationship problems get, I think.

At first he was wimp for me.
Then … I don‘t know …
Then I thought she was too lax for me.

But now I think most of the problems come from completely different world views that result in completely different priorities.

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Buechersuechtling
Drei auf Reisen | David Nicholls
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Might look like Campari but it‘s rosé.
I just consider that glass to be as appropriate as wineglasses since I am too exhausted to get up and get me one.

There‘s horrible loads to do in the office which results in me doing overtime and being bushed. ?

Not good for my physical book but okay for this audiobook. Therein, I only have a few more hours to go and so far I like the family portrait. Pretty authentic.

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Buechersuechtling
Drei auf Reisen | David Nicholls
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Now available for me.

I will start with it soon. After the rather puzzling experience in “The Night Circus” 🎪 I‘m looking forward to something more direct and more grounded. Something that doesn‘t pretend to be more important or “deeper” than it really is.

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Buechersuechtling
Drei auf Reisen | David Nicholls
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@Beatlefan129 Thanks to have liked one of my posts. Without that I probably never would have come across “Us”. Your review teased me 😄 – and I was lucky enough to find the audiobook at my online library. 😃

In five days it will be mine – temporarily – and I‘m already looking forward to it.

Beatlefan129 You are so welcome! I love having Litsy friends from all over the world! I hope you enjoy the book 5y
Buechersuechtling @Beatlefan129 You will notice. I‘ll tag you in my review. 🙂 5y
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Beatlefan129
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Douglass tries everything he can think of to save his ailing marriage. When his wife tells him she‘s thinking of leaving him, he decides they should go through with the Grand Tour of Europe they had planned with their 17 year old son. Many memorable moments ensue, some funny and some bittersweet. I enjoyed this book, and I think anyone in a long term relationship could find a lot to relate to.

Reggie Do they stay together or no? 5y
Beatlefan129 No, they end up separated in the end 5y
Bindrosbookshelf I really enjoyed this when I read it - a quiet story about coming apart but how you also come together in the first place 5y
BookShark I remember enjoying it too. Charming, funny, sad, real. A good trip. 5y
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Michellesibs
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This book had such a lot to live up too as One Day is one of my favoriate books so I was expecting amazing things from this author. And he delivered! I love this, I laughed out loud, I sobbed and in so many ways I could feel Excatly where each of the characters were coming from. I'm really sad to have finished this, I'm going to miss Douglas and his family.

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Tanzy13
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Reviewsbylola I really liked this one. 5y
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JennyM
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7| #ABBAInAugust

Douglas instantly came to mind for today‘s prompt of #WhyDidItHaveToBeMe 😂

Cinfhen Ha!! I‘ve soooo been there , not with bicycles but in the supermarket with canned goods. I reached for one and it set off some crazy chain reaction that had cans rolling all over the place🤭😫😰soooo embarrassing 😞 6y
BarbaraBB Haha! I‘ve often been in this situation! There are way too many bikes in my city, it has to happen all the time 😱😂 (edited) 6y
JennyM @BarbaraBB Douglas was in Amsterdam for this part of the story 😄 6y
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Cathythoughts Yes I can think of lots of these ones too ... woops ! Embarrassing moments 6y
BarbaraBB Really? Haha, I didn‘t remember that, but it is typically A‘dam! 6y
Mdargusch Sounds like Amsterdam would have this happening hourly. 🚲🚲🚲 6y
Reviewsbylola 😂😂😂 I really enjoyed this book. 6y
emilyhaldi I was terrified of being run over by a biker the entire time I was in Amsterdam. So I can understand this story 😆 Also, I want to stack this book but Litsy rating is surprisingly low!!! Are you liking it? (edited) 6y
JennyM @emilyhaldi it‘s not highbrow literature but it‘s a funny take on life, marriage and parenthood. I read it last year and enjoyed it. I think @BarbaraBB review is spot on. It‘s a few down the page of reviews. (edited) 6y
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whatrebeccasread
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Mehso-so

An enjoyable read about a disastrous “Grand Tour” and the dynamics between the family members who have embarked on it. A light read which is still able to delve into some serious topics. Slightly too dragged out for my liking which scores David Nicholls‘ “Us” three stars.

See more about this book and what I thought using the link on my profile! 📚

Bookladylinda I did not like this book at all! Ugh, 6y
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rabbitprincess
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The title of the Beatles song #FromMeToYou was inspired by a letters column in the New Music Express called "From You to Us". So here is the David Nicholls novel "Us". ?

#HeyJune

Blaire Nice! I didn‘t know that‘s what inspired the song. 🎶 6y
rabbitprincess @Blaire I had to look it up to make sure I'd remembered correctly! 6y
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TheBookgeekFrau
Us: David Nicholls | David Nicholls
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A small portion of Mt. TBR ⛰

#ReadingResolutions Day11 #BookishMountain

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amreads
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My Saturday morning view

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Serenity_Within86
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Pretty excited for this one!!!! Didn't know he came out with a new book!!

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valeriegeary
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Day 2 of jury duty. They have 3(!!!) large bookshelves and the selection is actually pretty good! This confirms my theory that Portland is Book Town USA.

EvieBee Wow. I agree! I see Barkskins in there! 7y
LauraBeth Slip one of your books in there! 7y
saresmoore Ooh, good idea, @LauraBeth ! Guerilla marketing! 7y
LeahBergen That's pretty amazing. 7y
valeriegeary @LauraBeth @saresmoore Why didn't I think of that?! I should carry you around in my pocket and then I'd never run out of brilliant ideas! 😄 7y
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Chldgn
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Panpan

Really struggling to find the will to find I this book despite being 60 pages from the end 😓

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BarbaraBB
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An easy read on marriage and parenthood. No literature with a capital L, I guess, but I liked it. A lot was very recognizable for me, that's probably why. Also I liked the travelling part and some real good observations of art and paintings in the various European musea Nicholls describes. But that's also quite personal. #booker #manbooker

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Lucy2
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The story is told through the perspective of Douglas and his feelings and emotions towards his family and the people he has met along the way as well as the ups and downs of his life. An enjoyable and funny book. #travelbook #us #davidnicholls

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Gayan
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Three hardbacks for $16, yes please. Thanks Barnes & Noble.

valeriegeary I really enjoyed Us. 7y
DebinHawaii Nice! 👍📚 7y
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WanderingBookaneer
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Was excited about this one until I saw the 33% approval rating here on Litsy. Wish me luck!

ReadingEnvy Just think romcom and you'll be fine! 7y
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emilyesears
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Mehso-so

Starter for Ten is one of my all-time favorite books. One Day made me hope I could write a book half as good one day. This? This is not on that level. It's the story of Douglas, a man whose wife tells him that she wants a divorce shortly before their family is to embark on a European tour. They go on the tour anyway and Douglas has a journey of the heart in the process. The plot was unbelievable and the wife's motive for divorce was weak.

scripturient I bailed on this one. 😬 7y
emilyesears @scripturient yeah I can totally understand why! 6y
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Mackypup
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Laughed out loud at many parts of this audiobook. Great narrator! Once you accept the idea that a man would actually go through with a family vacation after his wife tells him she is going to leave him after the trip, it's great!😄

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Sigritona
Nosotros | David Nicholls
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Juani19
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Mehso-so

Torn between "so-so and "good". Enjoyed the book, well written, in terms of structure. Douglas and Claire marry; Douglas in love; can't believe a woman like Claire would marry him. Claire, quite fond of Douglas, married him because he offers stability. Start a family and Douglas just never fits in. I felt quite sorry for him at times. Dry humor, which I love. Overall, a good enough read.

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Morgan7r
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#TBR is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child #Shadows (or silhouettes) is Us #FeistyFeb

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Sigritona
Nosotros | David Nicholls

"Marcharse a la francesa. Nada de 'gracias por haberme invitado', nada de 'me lo he pasado muy bien'. Simplemente irse, como si nada."