Hello big wide world out there! I am creating this blog as a way to help myself organize what I have read and put together comprehensive reviews of each item. I also hope it helps others not only be able to pick apart their own reading, but communicate with others and interact on a higher plane of thinking.
Reading has been a personal passion since the tender age of 2 years old. since that time, my voracious appetite has been unending, and my genre preferences have changed to incorporate a greater variety of literature. With that said, I have also been in the movie entertainment industry for MANY years, so often, you will see references comparing books versus their on screen counterparts.
So, what gives me any right to tell anyone what to read? Absolutely nothing. I do hope that this will provide a forum of literary commentary where each reader can feel open about their choices and why they have made them. Each person should cherish their own opinions on everything, and as such, must also be respectful that others may not share that opinion.
Well, let us get this ball rolling! Today's book? Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella. Personally, I have never been a fan of romance, and yet this book was one of the closest to that genre that I have enjoyed. The protagonist, Lexi, is a young woman who suffers an accident, causing a strange form of amnesia. This may sound hokey, and it kind of is, like a bad soap opera. The accident leaves Lexi missing 3 years of her life, waking up in a hospital to find a woman far from the one she remembers. Her appearance has been greatly altered, her family has grown older, and her friendships have perished. Instead, she finds herself married, the director of a company, and rich. A far cry from the young 24 year old, single corporate lackey. The story is all about her struggle to find out what happened in those three years to make her into the woman she is now, and hope to cope with what she sees.
While it does seem fairly redundant a topic, the manner in which Kinsella tells her story makes you want to look in the mirror and ask yourself "how did this happen to me?" as well as turning a simple character on a page into your own best friend. Not only is Lexi made human, but is truly a lovable character. throughout the book, any reader will feel like choosing new "teams" and will stand up at the end cheering.
Over all, the story was a bit overused, but the manner in which it was presented was fabulous. I have heard great things about her other books, and now, I am thinking I should start doing a little shopping for "Shopping"!
Have you read this book? Do you have recommendations? Leave a comment!
I'm so glad you liked that one. I'm actually a big fan of Kinsella's stand alone novels, but I hated the first Shopaholic book so much I didn't bother to read the others. Can You Keep A Secret? is another of her standalones that was really funny. She's got this quirky sense of humor that I like.
ReplyDeleteSince you liked this, I'd suggest Meg Cabot's Heather Wells series. The first book is Size 12 Is Not Fat. She's hilarious.
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