I finished the book! And I'm a tad bit embarrassed to admit, but it made me cry. Actually, it made me break down and cry. Almost sobbing to the point that I had to stop for awhile (a few times) to wipe my tears, catch my breath, before I could continue. Until the end.
I haven't read a book that has made me feel that way. Where I felt like I really knew the characters as I experienced their lives, apart and together, with them. As if they were lifelong friends who I laughed and cried with. As if I were them. Because I felt the emotions that they felt. Experienced their happiness, their disappointments, their pain, their loss, their love for each -- 20 years of these two characters' lives. It was quite a journey ...
... that has inspired me to write. Once again. To continue writing. Even if it's just here for now. Until I find the time to write the stories I've been wanting to tell. Honestly, sometimes, I think I may seem a little silly, y'know, keeping this blog ... but this blog keeps my passion for words, for photographs, for art, alive. And David Nicholls, through his wonderfully crafted novel, has re-lit the fire inside my heart. In a way, I felt like he read my journals and created Emma's character from them. Y'know, her desire to be a writer. Her young dreams of changing the world through words.
I can relate to that.
And her loyalty to love. To loving Dex.
I could relate to that, too.
I can't wait to watch the movie!
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