Remember Me?
by Sophie Kinsella
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Book Reviews of Remember Me?
Book Review: Remember Me?
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is about a woman who suffers amnesia after a car accident. Lexi can't remember anything from the last three years, and a lot has changed since her last memories. She's now moved up in her company, so she's the boss of the people she used to work with. And she's now married, to the handsome and amazing Eric. Things could not be better for her. But what happens when she finds out that her so-called perfect life isn't as perfect as it appears to be?
I read this book right after Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac to keep with the amnesia/memory loss theme (it was a coincidence that I had them both at the same time). Despite the similar theme, I would not be able to compare the two books. While Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac was a memorable book, it was more serious and thought-provoking, while Remember Me? was a lighter, funner read. Sophie Kinsella's latest novel is full of wit, sarcasm, and hilarious laugh out loud moments that kept me interested to the end. While not recommended for heavy, serious reading, Remember Me? is perfect if you're looking to sit down with a good book and just have a good time. Lexi is a genuine character, and you'll find yourself rooting for her throughout her entire journey.
Book Review: This book is terrific...Kinsella's best yet
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this book. I rushed through it, because I was totally hooked on finding out what happened to a truly lovable heroine. I've read other Kinsella novels (part of the Shopaholic series and The Undomestic Goddess), and while I enjoyed those, "Remember Me?" really caught my attention and did not let it go until I saw how it was resolved.
Lexi Smart is, I feel, Kinsella's most likable heroine to date. I really felt for this average, honest, loyal girl who lost her memory by accident, and then discovered that her life hadn't turned out quite as she'd hoped. And the (although hackneyed) brilliancy that she gets to change things because she doesn't remember a lot of what happened before the amnesia...well, even though it's a plotline that has been used hundreds of times, Kinsella threw a lot of wit and real-life insight and totally believable characters into her take on it.
I checked this book out from the library, but I feel it is a worthy purchase from a store or amazon. "Remember Me?" is funny and fast-paced, it sucks you in and will keep you interested all the way through to the end. A fabulous summer vacation read (even if you're just hanging out in the backyard!). Absolutely recommended.
Book Review: Great "Comfort Food" Book
Summary: 3 Stars
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella is a fun romp of a novel featuring seemingly power-hungry, "bitch-boss-from-hell" Lexi Smart after she comes to after a car accident and discovers that she has absolutely no memory of the last three years of her life.
The last memory Lexi possesses is of her leaving a bar with her three best friends where she was trying to forget about her "crap job", her "crap boyfriend" (aptly nicknamed, "Loser Dave"), her frizzy hair and her teeth which have garnered her the nickname "snaggletooth". When she wakes up in the hospital, Lexi has discovered that she has a posh pad, a gorgeous and wealthy husband, perfect teeth and shiny glossy hair. Unfortunately, she also realizes that she no longer has her friends, any fun, or anything else that made Lexi herself.
In trying to discover how she went from "snaggletooth" to "bitch-boss-from-hell" Lexi discovers her true identity and puts her life back to rights.
Remember Me? is a novel about self-discovery, priorities, and learning to be true to oneself. It is fun, lighthearted and immensely entertaining. It is the perfect "comfort food" book when a girl is feeling down.
Book Review: Fun, But Not as Good as Kinsella's Others
Summary: 3 Stars
"Remember Me," by Sophie Kinsella, is a breezy read that you can finish in one sitting. I was looking forward to this book because I enjoyed the Shopaholic series and her other books. But, I don't think that this book was as good as her others'.
***SPOILERS AHEAD***
I found the premise of this book lacking. I mean, sure, to get into it, you have to accept the premise that Lexi wakes up from a coma suddenly rich, with a high-powered career and gorgeous husband. But she spends most of the book going on and on about her palatial home and gorgeous husband--to the point that her choice to leave her high-powered husband, Eric, for architect Jon feel inauthentic.
The minor characters in this book are all over the place. You never really get why the sister is always in trouble or the mother is so repressed. Their characters are not really fleshed out and don't contribute at all to the plot.
I was also disappointed that Lexi did not regain her memory in full at the end of the book.
Overall, I thought it was an enjoyable read, but flat compared to her other novels.
Book Review: How Did Lexi Become The Cobra?
Summary: 3 Stars
I picked up Remember Me? because a member of an online group I'm in suggested it. That and I like Sophie Kinsella. While her books aren't deep, they are fun. I've read all of the Shopaholic books (and, really, who hasn't known a Becky Bloomwood?) but I loved Domestic Goddess.
The premise is simple: Lexi Smart has a car accident and wakes up in a hospital thinking it's three years earlier. She has a husband she doesn't know and an entire life she doesn't recognize. Nothing in her current life is how she would expect it because it's very out of character. On the surface, it seems perfect: she's slimmer, gotten her teeth and hair "fixed", she has a millionaire husband, a beautiful loft and a great job. As she begins to piece together her life, she realizes that things aren't as perfect as they seem.
The characters are interesting, the story is fun and lightly suspenseful. It's not an "on the edge of your seat" story but the reader does want to find out how the hell Lexi became The Cobra. There is no surprise ending, but that's okay. Kinsella's niche is stories that entertain and make us care for the characters. T his one is perfect in that regard.