A story about Dan and his wife Jill, as they're going through financial troubles, disagreements and trying for a child. All of Dan's thoughts are reflected in lists, from his interactions with shoppers at his bookshop, to the things he doesn't say during arguments, to his conversations with his kind of dysfunctional family.

This book reminded me of Matt Haig's writing and characters. While I enjoyed reading the book, I didn't really relate to Dan, his struggles and his approach to dealing with people and resolving his problems. I found it very passive, woe-is-me as it came across in the text. I thought the take on writing the novel through lists was interesting but didn't give me too strong a grasp on supporting characters. But all in all, there was some good character development by the end of it, though it felt like the book just stopped abruptly without a satisfying conclusion and with a lot of loose strings left at the end. Considering that it was originally published in 2019, the story feels a little outdated now.

Overall, I thought it was a good book aimed at 30-somethings or 40-somethings, likely based in America, as it is very location and region-specific.