Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Remember Me?
Book Review: Excellent audio edition. Very good story...superbly read
Summary: 4 Stars
Twenty-something single Lexi Smart has a life that is going nowhere. She is not very attractive, her career is nothing great, and her love life is lackluster at best. Then, running for a cab, she falls and hits her head and wakes up three years later stunningly beautiful, super-successful, and married to a "perfect" man. But she has no memory of the past three years! Lexi is thrilled she is living the life she has always dreamed of...but is it all too good to be true?
I like this book with its deft blend of humor and heartache, along with a budding romance and an intriguing office quandary. 'Remember Me?' is in company with some of Kinsella's best works - which for me include 'Can You Keep a Secret?' and the original 'Shopaholic'. I listened to this one on audio CD and was hooked right from the start. Reader Rosalyn Landor (who is superb and is a favorite of mine) skillfully handles a wide range and age of characters, has excellent comic timing, and really knows how to work one's emotions. I often had a lump in my throat while listening to Lexi's travails.
It is Kinsella's story itself, though, which earns most of the credit. Lexi Smart is a winningly imperfect heroine, and I was quickly consumed with how she got where she was and where it all was heading. I veered between laughter and tears over the absurd circumstances in which Lexi found herself, the off-the-wall behavior of the supporting cast, and the heart-wrenching situations she was forced to endure. While the romance element is fine, it is Lexi's journey of discovery that really makes this book. And I like the message as well.
Book Review: Fast read, but lacked emotional resonance
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm a fan of Kinsella so pushed my way through this novel, but I'm happy I got it as an ARC and didn't actually have to pay for it in hardcover -- I was disappointed. The exploration of relationships (romantic, familial, friendly, etc.) is a tenant of chick lit, I think, and I found this book to be lacking in pretty much every area.
Main character Lexi is, to me, a wholly unlikeable character -- both before she's in the accident and after. Once a dowdy woman lacking direction and enjoying good times with her girl friends, she wakes up one day smack in the middle of a beautiful life without any recollection of how she got there. Involved in a terrible accident seven years earlier, Lexi has been living a sort of "fantasy" life ever since then -- and now she can't recall any of it.
While the book was light and humorous, I still wanted more depth from the characters. I know not every novel is going to change your life, but I wanted more from Lexi -- and more from her friends, more from her emotionally vacant husband. I just couldn't inhale it the way I wanted to.
Book Review: Fun
Summary: 4 Stars
This was simply a fun book for a cold night. The characters draw you in, especially Jon and Lexi. So if you're looking for an enjoyable read, try this one!Book Review: Fun & fast read, but predictable
Summary: 4 Stars
I read all of Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series and the UNDOMESTIC GODDESS and I would have to say that this book runs along the lines of these other books. These are fast and fun reads. The plot is easy to follow and is rather predictable, but if you're looking for a fun and light reading book with a happy ending, I highly recommend this book (along with Ms. Kinsella's other books). I thoroughly enjoyed it!Book Review: Fun Summer Read
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was an easy sit by the pool read...just what I was looking for. No thinking necessary.