Thirty Nothing

- Lisa Jewell -

This was an extremely interesting experiment in finding a book both awesome and excruciating all at the same time.

Awesome: Jewell creates amazingly realistic and believable characters, and captures completely the feeling of indecisiveness and 'what now?' that comes with reaching a certain age and realizing nothing is how you thought it would be or how you want to be and having no idea what to do about that fact.

Exruciating: Because the characters felt so real, when they fucked up it felt very real too - to the point where it made me cringe with embarrassment and regret on their behalf. A sign of good writing? Absolutely. Extreme humiliation as only the Brits can render it? Absolutely.

Overall, I really enjoyed Dig and Nadine's story, and enjoyed the fact that the 'other woman' Delilah was also a three dimensional character with her own story, not just a complication.