Remember Me?

– By Sophie Kinsella

Knocked it in half a day! I picked this book because of its curious back drop. Waking up to a new ME, a ME that I dream of ever day and suddenly living my dream, yet unsure how I got there! Ha, it makes a story, alright!

“Remember Me”, is a story about Lexi Smart, who happens to climb the ladder, without an inkling as to how she got there! In 2004 and at 25, Lexi is an average person, with a job that barely keeps her above the water, with good friends whom she hangs out with and a boyfriend, whom she plans to dump. With crooked tooth, frizzy hair and true to her nick name, Snaggletooth, she looks average or probably below average in her perspective. Stranded in a heavy rain, stood up by her boyfriend, sulking about not getting a bonus and the next day being her father’s funeral service, she was feeling low and despondent. Trying to hail a taxi, she trips over the stairs and is knocked down unconscious. She wakes up in a hospital bed, to realize it is 2007 and she is 28.

At 28, BAM! She looks like a top model, is the boss of her department, has a gorgeous husband and a stunning loft for a home. Only, she doesn’t remember a thing about them. A colleague is behind her job, her friends hate her and she has a secret lover. “Remember me” is about Lexi’s quest to find what has happened in the past three years to change her into the person she does not recognize, emotionally or physically.

A fast read, with a simple language and a subtle hint at humor. The novel lacks detail and left me feeling incomplete. The character Lexi, comes off as a super woman with a strong character. But the novel fails to keep up the tempo going and the reasons for her change are not as life altering as is the over all change to her character! A character I have expected so much from, left me completely dissatisfied.

Waking up to a new YOU is a fairy tale story, that could have been much better, with a few details added to it, because it leaves a lot for assumption. The character that starts of as sleek and chic, talented, ambitious, beautiful and sophisticated comes out very ordinary in the end. It might have got to do with Lexi not being able to remember majority of her past, but that is not an excuse to make her look ordinary, considering that she lived a miracle in under three years, turning her life over, completely!

Chick lit, light read and should help one get over an afternoon boredom!