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Cover of Love the One You're With by Emily GiffinLove the One You're With
Modern · Fiction, Young Adult, Romance

Love the One You're With

by Emily Giffin
2008 · 342 pages · Fiction
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

What it's about

A chance encounter forces a woman to question her decisions, her marriage and herself.

Why it's worth reading

It spent 41 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists.

You'll love it if you liked

Good to know

It's an emotional drama about marriage.

By the numbers

53.9Must-Read Score
  • Readers6 out of 100 · counts 42%
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
  • Bestseller38 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.

Where it ranks

Why it made the list

Bestseller
41 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2008

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Quick answers

Is Love the One You're With worth reading?

Yes. It spent 41 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It ranks #2,962 of the 3,056 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 53.9 (the best book we found scores 99).

What is Love the One You're With about?

A chance encounter forces a woman to question her decisions, her marriage and herself.

How long does it take to read Love the One You're With?

About 9 hours (342 pages), or about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day.

What should I read after Love the One You're With?

If you liked it, try Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin, The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult or Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.