I was a little bored by the procrastination about meeting or not. The ending is unexpected and well-chosen. I really enjoyed the beginning of their relationship, their witty ping-pong exchanges. It’s nagging at them and itches more and more intensely as the correspondence develops. As they live in the same town, the meeting would be easy to set up. The question “Shall we meet?” is raised right from the start. Emmi is happily married and Leo is recovering from a multiple stop-and-go relationship with Marlene. They start chatting and writing to each other until the light and funny conversation turns into a crush. She misspells the email address and accidentally sends it to Leo Leike. So, what is it about? Emmi wants to cancel her subscription to the magazine Like. It seemed to be the right book to read for the upcoming 7 hours flight I had to take and I wasn’t disappointed, the hours flew pleasantly.

I decided to read Gut Gegen Nordwind – I can’t make myself use the ludicrous English title – after reading Caroline’s review. Translated in French by “Contre le vent du Nord” and in English by the silly “Love Virtually”, instead of the literal “Good Against the North Wind” Since I’d rather spend time writing something – if possible intelligent – about What Maisie Knew or keep on reading Witches Sabbath or Money, I suggest that anyone interested in a serious review of Every Seventh Wave read Caroline’s prose, which is better than mine. This time, it’s a French song by Anaïs and the following lyrics really express my feeling about this book: Ça dégouline d’amour I agree and as often when I write reviews I have a song in mind. I knew from Caroline’s review that maybe writing a sequel wasn’t a good idea as the ending of Love Virtually was perfect. I was curious to read about Emmi and Leo again. This is how I ended up reading Every Seventh Wave on a train, on my way back from Paris. I’m not sure I would have read it otherwise. Translated into French by La septième vague.Īfter reading Love Virtually, I lent my copy to a colleague, who liked it and bought the sequel. Every Seventh Wave by Daniel Glattauer, the sequel of Love Virtually.

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