I was excited about this coming out after listening to two other Kinsella novels last semester via audiobook. While certainly not to be considered highly praised literature, Can You Keep a Secret? and The Undomestic Goddess were delightfully fun. I use the term delightfully in honor of Kinsella who is a native of England. The English enjoy using frilly words such as delightful and lovely.
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Anyhow, to say the least, I was dissapointed with Remember Me? While I knew I wanted to finish it just to see how it ended (Why not skip ahead? I don't know), part of me really didn't care all that much. The main character was rather stereotypical to the Chic-Lit genre: stupid, materialistic, wild about dancing, obsessed with cocktails, etc etc. And even besides her, there were no lovable characters throughout the whole story. Not to mention the plot was fairly unrealistic in my opinion... I just kept thinking Back to the Future the entire time, rather than amnesia-stricken woman.
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Remember Me? is about Lexi, a girl who got into a car accident at 28 years old and awoke to find the last three years of her life completely missing from her memory. Not only that, but her life has completely turned around. Lexi finds out that she is married to a rich and handsome man (go figure), finally has a driver's license, is two sizes smaller (due to a strict "no carb" diet), has new (and even more shallow) friends, and is a very important figure at her previous company making the big bucks. Everything, in a nutshell, is perfect when she first wakes up.
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BUT THEN
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...she finds out nothing is as it seems. Her marriage sucks, her best friend hates her, her little sister is a crazy juvenile delinquent, and she's not allowed to eat any toast or chocolate.
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What really does this book in is the unrealistic plot and lack of likable characters. These two factors together make it difficult to put a whole heart into reading it. I did finish it quickly, however. Due to its high demand at the library, I decided to read and return it ASAP for the next sucker who wanted to check it out.
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On the bright side, Remember Me? is some what entertaining and not entirely predictable (though partially). It's also light and fast - just like a good beach read oughta be. So while it itsn't that bad, it isn't that good either. It's sort of a hit or miss. So you could take your chances... or not.
