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Helsinki : WSOY, 2010.
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Fiction. Literature. Romance. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:With the same wicked humor and delicious charm that have won her millions of devoted fans, Sophie Kinsella, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Shopaholic & Baby, returns with an irresistible new novel and a fresh new heroine who finds herself in a life-changing and utterly hilarious predicament�. When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she�s in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident�in a Mercedes no less�Lexi has lost a big chunk of her memory, three years to be exact, and she�s about to find out just how much things have changed. Somehow Lexi went from a twenty-five-year-old working girl to a corporate big shot with a sleek new loft, a personal assistant, a carb-free diet, and a set of glamorous new friends. And who is this gorgeous husband�who also happens to be a multimillionaire? With her mind still stuck three years in reverse, Lexi greets this brave new world determined to be the person she�well, seems to be. That is, until an adorably disheveled architect drops the biggest bombshell of all. Suddenly Lexi is scrambling to catch her balance. Her new life, it turns out, comes complete with secrets, schemes, and intrigue. How on earth did all this happen? Will she ever remember? And what will happen when she does? BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Sophie Kinsella's Wedding Night..… (more)
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LibraryThing member elbakerone
Frizzy haired, jagged toothed Lexi Smart has an accident and wakes up in the hospital to find she has forgotten the past three years of her life. To confuse the matter more, she is now thinner, perfectly manicured with gorgeous hair and teeth and married to a handsome millionaire. She's the boss at
Lexi is determined to fit her old self into the new life she has been given, but as she struggles to put together the missing pieces of her memory, she finds that things aren't as perfect as they first appeared. She must decide not only how to live the life she created for herself, but learn if she really wants to.
I enjoyed this book and thought it was a cute story about being true to oneself. Though it was not as humorous as some of Kinsella's other work, Remember Me? is a fun and entertaining novel.
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her company, lives in an amazing flat and drives a fantastic car - but she has no idea how she's come by any of it! Lexi is determined to fit her old self into the new life she has been given, but as she struggles to put together the missing pieces of her memory, she finds that things aren't as perfect as they first appeared. She must decide not only how to live the life she created for herself, but learn if she really wants to.
I enjoyed this book and thought it was a cute story about being true to oneself. Though it was not as humorous as some of Kinsella's other work, Remember Me? is a fun and entertaining novel.
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LibraryThing member DubaiReader
Pure fun!!
I've never read any of Sophie Kinsella's books and had no idea what to expect from this abridged version of Remember Me? I have to say I was pleasantly surprised and my only complaint was that it was abridged.
Lexie suffers concussion from a car accident and wakes to find she can't
Highly entertaining, with a few cringeworthy moments, this was excellently read by Charlotte Barry and I found myself sitting outside my house, with the engine still running, just to find out what happened next.
I do have a copy of the book and may well read this in its full version at some point in the future.
Definitely recommended for some light relief.
I've never read any of Sophie Kinsella's books and had no idea what to expect from this abridged version of Remember Me? I have to say I was pleasantly surprised and my only complaint was that it was abridged.
Lexie suffers concussion from a car accident and wakes to find she can't
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remember anything after the eve of her father's funeral in 2003. She has lost 3 years of memory, during which time things seem to have changed drastically. She does not recognise thew new Lexie who no longer has crooked teeth, has lost weight, walks with confidence in high heels and has an amazingly dishy husband and swanky flat. Unfortunately she also doesn't remember rising to senior management, losing all her friends and having an affair on the side. As she attempts to put the pieces together on her new life, she realises that it's not as flawless as it appears.Highly entertaining, with a few cringeworthy moments, this was excellently read by Charlotte Barry and I found myself sitting outside my house, with the engine still running, just to find out what happened next.
I do have a copy of the book and may well read this in its full version at some point in the future.
Definitely recommended for some light relief.
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LibraryThing member sanddancer
This is not something I would normally read. It was a book group's choice so I felt I should read it, rather than just being a literary snob about it. But now I've read it, I will revert back to literary snob mode and say it was dreadful.
This is chick lit. On a positive note, it is very readable,
I would describe this book as the equivilent of eating at McDonalds.
This is chick lit. On a positive note, it is very readable,
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but other than that it has no merits. It sort of pretends to be against shallow materialistic things, but actually it isn't at all - there are great long lists of designer brands and products (but always quite the most obvious things) but the conclusion (spoiler alert - although really it is blatantly obvious what will happen) the heroine doesn't exactly end up with a pauper, just a slightly less rich person, but with better taste than the mega rich one. There was nothing particularly likeable about the main character, but nor did the way she thought or spoke seem at all realistic. I would describe this book as the equivilent of eating at McDonalds.
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LibraryThing member shanyn
I have been a fan of Sophie Kinsella for years, ever since her Shopaholic books found their way into my life. They were my first experience with Chick Lit, and continue to be the books I use when trying to explain the genre to someone who has no clue.
That being said, Remember Me? was another
That being said, Remember Me? was another
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Kinsella hit. I was a bit skeptical of the plot - a woman who has lost her memory, forced to figure out what has gone on in the past three years and survive the life she created. It sounded as though I would be able to guess the plot changes, but I was pleasantly surprised. Kinsella did a good job of adding in slight twists that urged me to continue reading (rather than assume the same old same old would be happening). I love her writing style, and the ending left me satisfied without being totally predictable. The character development was pretty good, though I did question how quickly some of the previous "friends" changed their attitudes - I haven't been in that particular situation, though, so I can't judge it too much. Show Less
LibraryThing member xicanti
A woman loses three years of her memory after a car crash and must reconcile who she once was with the life she is now living.
Sophie Kinsella is one of my guilty pleasures. I find her books really cute, and they usually make me giggle and tear up in equal measures. This one was no exception. I
All in all, this was another solid read from Kinsella. If you need some meat to your books, you'd be better off reading something else, but if you enjoy fluffy, fun reads from time to time I definitely recommend this.
Sophie Kinsella is one of my guilty pleasures. I find her books really cute, and they usually make me giggle and tear up in equal measures. This one was no exception. I
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laughed aloud quite a bit - not a common thing with me - and I sniffled my way through the last chunk. I thought Kinsella did a great job of balancing the humor of Lexi's situation with the fear and confusion that would be a natural part of it. The romance was also nicely done, and the imbalance of their feelings made for an interesting situation.All in all, this was another solid read from Kinsella. If you need some meat to your books, you'd be better off reading something else, but if you enjoy fluffy, fun reads from time to time I definitely recommend this.
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LibraryThing member Runa
Kudos to Sophie Kinsella for taking a soap-operatic topic like memory loss and turning it into a fully non-cliched book! Not only that, she takes the usually flat genre of chick-lit and brings in a massive dose of suspense, leaving the reader positively on their toes trying to find out what happens
Rating: 4.5/5
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next. While many chick-lit books may have interesting plots and plot twists, none of them really brings in an element of mystery, from what I've read so far, at least. It was slightly difficult, although necessary to the plot, to read about the snobbery of life as a high-upper, but again, that was the entire point of the book, to make the reader feel as uncomfortable as Lexi must have been. The ending was great--I'm sure everyone expected, particularly by the misleading summary on the book cover, Lexi to regain her memory. Kinsella brings her memory back, but only a flash, and the subject of the tiny flash is what makes it so poignant. The novel would have been destroyed had Kinsella brought her entire memory back, it would nullify the point of the whole book--Lexi finding herself. The most notable aspect of the book to me was the abundance of amazing references that, for once, I actually understood. I think this contained the most amazing HP reference ever, as well as good ones to The West Wing, Coldplay, and 'Bad Day' (it really truly WAS the song everyone was singing back then!) Rating: 4.5/5
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LibraryThing member abbylibrarian
Lexi Smart has just been in a car accident. Or so she is told. In truth, Lexi's got retrograde amnesia and she can't remember anything from the last three years. The last she remembers she had just been stood up by her boyfriend "Loser Dave", her father had just died, and she was the only one in
Laugh-out-loud funny, this book is a light-hearted take on amnesia. It would be completely perfect for the beach, an airplane, or when you just want a fun read to take you away for awhile. I really enjoyed it!
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her department not to get a year-end bonus. When Lexi wakes up in the hospital, she's amazed at the changes that have happened. She's lost weight, fixed her snaggly teeth, become a whiz-kid department director at her job, married a millionaire dream-hunk, and is basically living the dream life. But as Lexi starts to find out more about who she's become, she finds out that this so-called perfect life is actually not so perfect. Laugh-out-loud funny, this book is a light-hearted take on amnesia. It would be completely perfect for the beach, an airplane, or when you just want a fun read to take you away for awhile. I really enjoyed it!
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LibraryThing member emhromp
This is such a nice book. I am a great admirer of Kinsella and this book exceeded my expectations. It is funny, warm and romantic. Really, I loved it. I had no rest until the book was finished.
LibraryThing member emhromp2
I loved this book! It was warm and funny and romantic. I couldn't put it down. One of my Kinsella favourites.
LibraryThing member Cats57
I couldn't figure out how to give this an extra half star rating - it should really be 4 1/2 stars!.
I've just finished" Remember Me?", and it has such an unusual story line. Here is how the story begins - What if you woke up in the hospital one day to find that you've lost 3 or more years of your
While I'm reading this, I'm personally feeling such anxiety over Lexi's dual life...she is seeing everything through 'new' eyes and I'm not sure she is going to like seeing how her life turned out. On the surface things look wonderful. It does sound like a wonderful dream doesn't it? But really think about it.
This is not Kinsella's usual frothy concoction. This is the first time I've ever read 'chick lit" that has me contemplating deeper things.
If anything, I would say that this may become Kinsell's 'break-out' book, but that would just be my opinion. Kinsella tackles a difficult to understand problem and not something we would encounter in everyday life.
Amnesia...I'm sure she has taken liberties with it (the illness itself), but in this book she doesn't gloss over the issues and difficulties amnesia can create. Don't get me wrong, this is by no means a scholarly tome, but it just doesn't really have all the
fluff her books are famous for. While there are still some brief bits of Kinsella's trade mark, fluffy headed 'chicks', this story demands more deep thinking on the part of the reader. Like I mentioned previously - what would you do if you found yourself in Lexi's situation. How hard would you work to fit in with what your life is supposed to be, when you know something isn't right about it? How hard would you work on a marraige when you can't remember a thing about your husband or your life together? How do you deal with the fact that you never really know if anyone is telling you the truth about the bits of your life you can't remember?
Not a true HEA, but a realistic one (IMHO)...and while I know that it wouldn't work out this way for most amnesiac's (I did get annoyed that Lexi's Dr's and those closest to her didn't demand that she receive mental health care to help her cope), I can understand that this oversight, while not being clinically correct, is a manipulation of the author for the sake of the story. Depth and strength of Lexi's character win in the end.
I've just finished" Remember Me?", and it has such an unusual story line. Here is how the story begins - What if you woke up in the hospital one day to find that you've lost 3 or more years of your
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life? You've found that you've gone from a single, poor, unhappy, overweight, plain looking girl in a dead end job, to a married, rich, beautiful, highly ambitious, work driven woman over night (or what feels like over night to you). Would you revert back to your former, comfortable self? Or do you think you would settle into the life of the person you don't recognize?While I'm reading this, I'm personally feeling such anxiety over Lexi's dual life...she is seeing everything through 'new' eyes and I'm not sure she is going to like seeing how her life turned out. On the surface things look wonderful. It does sound like a wonderful dream doesn't it? But really think about it.
This is not Kinsella's usual frothy concoction. This is the first time I've ever read 'chick lit" that has me contemplating deeper things.
If anything, I would say that this may become Kinsell's 'break-out' book, but that would just be my opinion. Kinsella tackles a difficult to understand problem and not something we would encounter in everyday life.
Amnesia...I'm sure she has taken liberties with it (the illness itself), but in this book she doesn't gloss over the issues and difficulties amnesia can create. Don't get me wrong, this is by no means a scholarly tome, but it just doesn't really have all the
fluff her books are famous for. While there are still some brief bits of Kinsella's trade mark, fluffy headed 'chicks', this story demands more deep thinking on the part of the reader. Like I mentioned previously - what would you do if you found yourself in Lexi's situation. How hard would you work to fit in with what your life is supposed to be, when you know something isn't right about it? How hard would you work on a marraige when you can't remember a thing about your husband or your life together? How do you deal with the fact that you never really know if anyone is telling you the truth about the bits of your life you can't remember?
Not a true HEA, but a realistic one (IMHO)...and while I know that it wouldn't work out this way for most amnesiac's (I did get annoyed that Lexi's Dr's and those closest to her didn't demand that she receive mental health care to help her cope), I can understand that this oversight, while not being clinically correct, is a manipulation of the author for the sake of the story. Depth and strength of Lexi's character win in the end.
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LibraryThing member labelleaurore
Very funny and entertaining reading, great book for traveling, fast reading. I enjoyed this one a lot!
LibraryThing member kimbee
I loved the beginning of the book. It had me thinking what would it be like to just wake up and you're 3 years ahead of time and your whole life is changed. It was a funny read. It dragged a bit for me near the end. I wish she wrote more about Jon because I liked his character and I wish the ending
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LibraryThing member Brianna_H
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
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.
The last memory Lexi possesses is of her
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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.
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LibraryThing member meags
Sophie Kinsella's novels generally give me that warm fuzzy feeling inside, just like when I watch a great romantic comedy. They usually portray a Hollywood-type romance, you know - passion, love, and romance - but somehow it seems okay that it doesn't really happen that way. You can live
In this particular novel, Lexi has a pretty crappy life until one night she falls on her face and suddenly wakes up three years into the future. She had a crazy, glitzy life before this and she's forgotten it all! The account of her blundering through this new life is very humorous and sympathetic at the same time. Things heat up when she discovers that she has been in the middle of an affair with one of her husband's business acquaintances and was about to leave her hubby. She refuses to believe it at first, since she morally opposed cheating, but she realizes she is passionately drawn to this stranger.
Lexi needs to figure out how she got this crazy life before she can fully live it, but the journey is full of warmth and wit. With the help of her friends she discards the fairy tale life and embraces her true self.
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vicariously through her strong and well-developed characters. I always feel like they are my best friends by the end of the book.In this particular novel, Lexi has a pretty crappy life until one night she falls on her face and suddenly wakes up three years into the future. She had a crazy, glitzy life before this and she's forgotten it all! The account of her blundering through this new life is very humorous and sympathetic at the same time. Things heat up when she discovers that she has been in the middle of an affair with one of her husband's business acquaintances and was about to leave her hubby. She refuses to believe it at first, since she morally opposed cheating, but she realizes she is passionately drawn to this stranger.
Lexi needs to figure out how she got this crazy life before she can fully live it, but the journey is full of warmth and wit. With the help of her friends she discards the fairy tale life and embraces her true self.
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LibraryThing member leen320
This book was a nice break from some of the more serious books I had been reading. It was a total page turner and only took me 2 days to finish. I would recommend it to anyone who likes other books by Sophie Kinsella.
LibraryThing member taylorh
do you like shoes and shallowness? this one's for you
I have generally felt embarrassed letting other people know I read this. However, I did laugh quite a few times while reading it. Even though I did want to throttle the main character for her shallow air-headedness, I laughed for many of the
I have generally felt embarrassed letting other people know I read this. However, I did laugh quite a few times while reading it. Even though I did want to throttle the main character for her shallow air-headedness, I laughed for many of the
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same reasons. It was along the lines of "I have no idea who you are, but you're gorgeous and you say you're my husband, so I must love you..." And repeat. Not bad for a bus ride or airport lay-over book. Would I recommend it? Well, read the title of this review... I think I'll try some more Kinsella. Show Less
LibraryThing member punxsygal
A cute, quick read. Lexi Smart wakes up in hospital to find that everything about her life has changed--her looks, her job, a husband, a fancy home. Her last memory is going out for drinks with her best friends.
LibraryThing member skrishna
What happens if you wake up one morning and realize that all of your dreams have magically come true overnight? That’s what happens to Lexi Smart. She wakes up in a hospital one to find that she doesn’t recognize herself – literally. The frizzy hair is gone, replaced by a sleek, shiny mane,
Lexi finds that she has everything she has ever wanted: she is beautiful, married to a ridiculously good-looking guy, makes a lot of money, and lives in the most beautiful loft she has ever seen. So what if everyone at the office not-so-secretly wishes she hadn’t recovered from the car accident? And so what if her oldest friends don’t want anything to do with her anymore? And does it really matter if her new husband scolds her like a child for not putting her shoes away properly? Remember Me? is the tale of Lexi’s quest to discover what happened to her during those three years to turn her into a person whom she doesn’t physically or emotionally recognize, and what she does when she finds out that her new life may not be as picture perfect as it seems.
Remember Me? is funny, witty, and absolutely charming; it is perhaps Kinsella’s best work yet. The characters are extremely well written and appealing. Like all of Kinsella’s protagonists, Lexi is quirky and a bit off-center. What makes this book fresh and unique, however, is that when she wakes, Lexi is the woman that every chick lit heroine loves to hate: sleek and polished, beautiful, refined, and very unpleasant in the workplace. It’s interesting to see what Kinsella does with that role reversal, how the reader sympathizes with the snooty boss in charge instead of condemning her. The most interesting parts of the book come when Lexi is trying to discover what drove her to this complete personality change. She looks at what her husband and friends demonstrate that her life has become and searches for some fragment of the Lexi she knows within it.
Ironically, it is not with her husband that Lexi finds remnants of the woman she used to be, but with his architect partner, Jon. Jon delivers startling news to her soon after their first meeting and, unsure of whether to trust him, she holds him at arm’s length while trying to decipher the puzzle of the last three years.
Remember Me? is a fresh look at what might happen if that fairy-tale wish comes true: “I wish I could wake up to find a new me, someone completely different than I am now.” Its hilarious situations and witty humor make it a real force to be reckoned with in the chick-lit genre. The fact that it comes with some definite introspection makes it that much better. It is an absolutely enjoyable experience; readers will race through the pages to find out what happens to Lexi as they try to discover the secrets of her past together. Kinsella has really outdone herself with this work. Any fan of chick lit should pick this up immediately.
Originally published on Curled Up With A Good Book and reprinted at S. Krishna's Books
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and the lifelong nickname “Snaggletooth” just doesn’t apply anymore…and why do her lips look suspiciously plumper? She doesn’t even believe the Louis Vuitton handbag that the nurse hands her is actually hers. Why? Because Lexi has no memory of the past three years. In her mind, she’s a struggling assistant manager at a flooring company who just had a typical crazy night out with her girlfriends in 2004. In reality, she’s actually a member of the Board of Directors of that flooring company and is waking up from a minor car accident in 2007.Lexi finds that she has everything she has ever wanted: she is beautiful, married to a ridiculously good-looking guy, makes a lot of money, and lives in the most beautiful loft she has ever seen. So what if everyone at the office not-so-secretly wishes she hadn’t recovered from the car accident? And so what if her oldest friends don’t want anything to do with her anymore? And does it really matter if her new husband scolds her like a child for not putting her shoes away properly? Remember Me? is the tale of Lexi’s quest to discover what happened to her during those three years to turn her into a person whom she doesn’t physically or emotionally recognize, and what she does when she finds out that her new life may not be as picture perfect as it seems.
Remember Me? is funny, witty, and absolutely charming; it is perhaps Kinsella’s best work yet. The characters are extremely well written and appealing. Like all of Kinsella’s protagonists, Lexi is quirky and a bit off-center. What makes this book fresh and unique, however, is that when she wakes, Lexi is the woman that every chick lit heroine loves to hate: sleek and polished, beautiful, refined, and very unpleasant in the workplace. It’s interesting to see what Kinsella does with that role reversal, how the reader sympathizes with the snooty boss in charge instead of condemning her. The most interesting parts of the book come when Lexi is trying to discover what drove her to this complete personality change. She looks at what her husband and friends demonstrate that her life has become and searches for some fragment of the Lexi she knows within it.
Ironically, it is not with her husband that Lexi finds remnants of the woman she used to be, but with his architect partner, Jon. Jon delivers startling news to her soon after their first meeting and, unsure of whether to trust him, she holds him at arm’s length while trying to decipher the puzzle of the last three years.
Remember Me? is a fresh look at what might happen if that fairy-tale wish comes true: “I wish I could wake up to find a new me, someone completely different than I am now.” Its hilarious situations and witty humor make it a real force to be reckoned with in the chick-lit genre. The fact that it comes with some definite introspection makes it that much better. It is an absolutely enjoyable experience; readers will race through the pages to find out what happens to Lexi as they try to discover the secrets of her past together. Kinsella has really outdone herself with this work. Any fan of chick lit should pick this up immediately.
Originally published on Curled Up With A Good Book and reprinted at S. Krishna's Books
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LibraryThing member kellyoliva
I loved the storyline of this book. Lexi is a fun character, and Sophie Kinsella does an excellent job of hooking her readers. I loved how she linked little ideas throughout the book, and the significance of sunflowers is terribly romantic. This book sends a great message to readers, and I thought
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LibraryThing member sjmccreary
Lexi was out with friends, had too much to drink, and was trying to hail a taxi in the rain when she slipped on wet pavement and hit her head. She woke up in the hospital and discovered that everything had changed. She looked different, her mother and sister were changed, her friends didn't come
I am not a fan of "chick-lit". I think the tendency of these books to be written in first-person present-tense is very annoying. ("I'm holding my denim jacket over my head as a makeshift umbrella, but it's not exactly waterproof.") It is a testament to Kinsella's skill as a story-teller that I was not longer aware of the narrator's "voice" by the middle of the first chapter. Another common complaint I have about this genre is the lack of character development. This book is no real exception. All the characters, including Lexi, are very one-deminsional and do not develop so much as become revealed. Even the Lexi of the missing memories is more a stranger than a part of herself. The highlight of the book for me was the plot. I loved this story. The premise of amnesia causing a loss of memories over an extended period of time (3 years) before the trauma seems improbable. But the author shows Lexi experiencing believable reactions to this unbelievable situation, as she tries to discover what happened during the 3 lost years and why she doesn't recognize the person she apparently is. The ending is nice, with all loose end neatly wrapped up.
I would recommend this to anyone seeking a bit of light fiction. It has a strong female lead character and a nice romance on the side. A fast and easy read.
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around, and she was married to a man she didn't know. The rest of the story follows Lexi as she tries to make sense of her life and recover memories lost to amnesia.I am not a fan of "chick-lit". I think the tendency of these books to be written in first-person present-tense is very annoying. ("I'm holding my denim jacket over my head as a makeshift umbrella, but it's not exactly waterproof.") It is a testament to Kinsella's skill as a story-teller that I was not longer aware of the narrator's "voice" by the middle of the first chapter. Another common complaint I have about this genre is the lack of character development. This book is no real exception. All the characters, including Lexi, are very one-deminsional and do not develop so much as become revealed. Even the Lexi of the missing memories is more a stranger than a part of herself. The highlight of the book for me was the plot. I loved this story. The premise of amnesia causing a loss of memories over an extended period of time (3 years) before the trauma seems improbable. But the author shows Lexi experiencing believable reactions to this unbelievable situation, as she tries to discover what happened during the 3 lost years and why she doesn't recognize the person she apparently is. The ending is nice, with all loose end neatly wrapped up.
I would recommend this to anyone seeking a bit of light fiction. It has a strong female lead character and a nice romance on the side. A fast and easy read.
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LibraryThing member hklibrarian
A wonderful wonderful book. I had wondered how Sophie would do if taken out of the element of the Shopaholic series but she really shined in this one. A lot of good humor and imagination in this book and I just could not put it down. EXCELLENT STUFF!!!!!! Already read.
LibraryThing member msumartini
It's a fun read, quick and entertaining. It'd be a good beach read.
LibraryThing member lasperschlager
This was enjoyable. Definitely a fun summer read.
LibraryThing member bigorangemichael
Imagine waking up one day to find you have the "perfect" life--great job, ideal spouse, the right look and money to satisfy your every need and whim.
In "Remember Me?" Lexi Smart does just that--wakes up to the perfect life. Lexi wakes up in a hospital following a blow to the head and having
And it turns out to be. In our climb to the top, Lexi alienated her closest friends and has become obsessed. She's become the corporate bitch in many ways and her perfect looking husband isn't quite the perfect guy he appears to be.
The story follows Lexi trying to put her life back together and figure out how she got there. The revelation of what drove her to become so ruthless is set up well in the early running and makes perfect sense within the context of the novel. Also, the story doesn't necessarily have Lexi find a perfect life for her beyond the perfect life she has on paper.
Told from the first-person perspective, "Remember Me?" is an intriguing commentary disguised as chick-lit fluff.
In "Remember Me?" Lexi Smart does just that--wakes up to the perfect life. Lexi wakes up in a hospital following a blow to the head and having
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amnesia. The last three years of her life are missing and she's gone from a frumpy girl with the nickname "Snaggletooth" to a high-powered corporate career woman with a complete make-over and a wealthy husband. It sounds a bit too good to be true...And it turns out to be. In our climb to the top, Lexi alienated her closest friends and has become obsessed. She's become the corporate bitch in many ways and her perfect looking husband isn't quite the perfect guy he appears to be.
The story follows Lexi trying to put her life back together and figure out how she got there. The revelation of what drove her to become so ruthless is set up well in the early running and makes perfect sense within the context of the novel. Also, the story doesn't necessarily have Lexi find a perfect life for her beyond the perfect life she has on paper.
Told from the first-person perspective, "Remember Me?" is an intriguing commentary disguised as chick-lit fluff.
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LibraryThing member xhollishx
What would happen if you woke up and could only remember from 2004 to the present? That's what happened to 27 year-old Lexi. She was in a car accident and when she awakes, she can only remember an accident where she fell 3 years previously, and everything else is blank. She can remember being in a
Sophie Kinsella is SUCH a great author and this book is no exception. It's a book that anyone can enjoy. I felt for Lexi, because she woke up in this life that she has no idea about, decides to make the best of it and to figure out what happened to her. And she wants to figure out how she became "the cobra" at work and why everyone there hates her. She also meets Jon, an architect, who works with her husband, that she might have more to do with than she can imagine. All the characters are vivid and colorful. You'll hope Lexi can turn things around and remember everything. This is an awesome book and highly recommended read.
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club with her friends, Fi, Carolyn and Debs. They were drinking banana cocktails and Lexi was upset that Dave stood her up. Then she wakes up in the hospital. But what's amazing is that from the moment she can remember, everything changed. She had her teeth fixed and she went on a TV show called Ambition and met Eric. Eric is now her husband and she doesn't even know him. Then, at work, she got a huge promotion. Her friends Fi, Carolyn, and Debs now hate and ignore her. She has a new best friend, Rosalie. Her cute little sister has turned into a hellion and all her mother does is talk to her dogs. How did all of this happen? Will anyone help her fill in the blank spots and will she ever get her life back?Sophie Kinsella is SUCH a great author and this book is no exception. It's a book that anyone can enjoy. I felt for Lexi, because she woke up in this life that she has no idea about, decides to make the best of it and to figure out what happened to her. And she wants to figure out how she became "the cobra" at work and why everyone there hates her. She also meets Jon, an architect, who works with her husband, that she might have more to do with than she can imagine. All the characters are vivid and colorful. You'll hope Lexi can turn things around and remember everything. This is an awesome book and highly recommended read.
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Subjects
Awards
AAR Annual Reader Poll (2009)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2008-02-26
Physical description
450 p.; 17.8 cm
ISBN
9789510363638
Other editions
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella (Paperback)