David Nicholls' Us

nottelling
Sun, 14 Dec 2014 05:54:27 +0000

Just finished a terrific book that I thought would be of interest to those on this site. It’s called Us by David Nicholls and it is about a couple in their early 50’s, their long-term relationship, parenting issues and anxieties involved in parenting a late adolescent,and the like. It is one of those books that is very relatable – a fairly accurate mirror on contemporary middle-aged life. Even though the author and characters are British, their concerns and preoccupations are very similar to ours here. A lot of the main character’s inner monologues reminded me a lot of the discussions on this site.

(And, as long as I’m recommending books, I highly, highly recommend My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. Totally different kind of book from the Nicholls. Best book I’ve read this year.)