Michael Cunningham’s first novel in ten years is divided into three segments-April 5, 2019, April 5, 2020 and April 5, 2021. It follows Dan and Isabel who are married, their children, Nathan and Violet, Isabel’s brother Robbie, Dan’s brother Garth and Chess who shares a young child with Garth. Their lives before and during the pandemic is the plot of Day.

Much of Cunningham’s descriptions and conversations are interesting and some are thought provoking. However, I finished Day with the feeling that I really didn’t know any of the main characters well. For me, Day would have been a better book if it was longer with more character development.