Us! By David Nicholls

Emotions in every page!

A “classic book of differences” human have in perceiving the world around us.

It is a story of a couple with stark differences in thinking, careers and upbringing. All goes happy between them until their son is born.

The magic of the book for me was -  these differences were all too good and okay with the couple. But it started to take a toll on them when their son was born.

Repeatedly, they looked for something of “their” knowledge to be reflected in the son. The scientist father wanted his son to be amused by centrifuge and pipes. On the other hand, the artist mother was happy with the fact he loved taking pictures of nature!

Thinking now, I keep juggling between who is right and who is wrong. At times I thought that the father is perfectly correct in being practical and at other times he is insanely moron in proving the zenith of science!

The language is funny and descriptions of small things will make you laugh and be in awe of the author. It is a good medium-sized book of 400 pages, but it will give you emotions and something to think about on every page!

The key trick I summarised

At times, you have to forget your upbringing while you see your child grow!

How to keep up that fine line of practical science and emotional art?

It made me wonder how important it is to respect each other as a couple!

I have no clue about things like this, but I can see that Parenting is a difficult sport!

Though the end is too melodramatic and was hard for me to sink in! and i realised that it wasn't just after their son was born but it was along their whole lives.

Suddenly it just seemed the life of discontent for 22 years!
You love the person but you are not happy! for 22 years!!
May be, this is life!