Book Review: Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

The facts:

Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

Published: February 26, 2008

The summary:

25 year old Lexi Smart is just going about her normal life, trying to get by working at a carpet store. During a night out with her friends, Lexi takes a tumble and ends up in the hopsital. When she wakes up, Lexi is bemoans the fact that she missed her father's funeral. However, Lexi slowly realizes that things seem a little funny. For starters, her teeth are perfectly straight -- nothing like that former teeth she had that earned her the nickname "Snaggletooth." Her body is toned, her hair sleek and shiny. When Lexi asks for her things, the nurse hands her a Chanel purse. This is nothing like she used to be. How could have her whole life changed so much over the course of a few days in the hospital? Lexi has a revelation when the doctor asks her what year it is. She was convinced that it was 2004, but upon looking at the newspaper, Lexi realizes that it is 2007.

Lexi can't remember the past three years of her life. She finds out that she was in a car accident (in a Mercedes!) that landed her in the hospital this time. She has a millionaire husband (!!) and lives in an expansive, expensive loft with a housekeeper. Lexi has landed herself in the most perfect, fairy-tale life. But is it so perfect? At work, her friends have turned on her, calling her "bitch boss." Her husband, though a millionaire and completely gorgeous, slowly becomes not-so-perfect. Lexi pieces together the puzzle of her former life as she tries to figure out what to do with her current life.

The verdict:
Remember Me? is really funny and witty; I certainly enjoyed reading it. It's a little slow at the beginning, but picks up once Lexi realizes that it's 2007, not 2004. As I was reading it, I kept on thinking about Confessions of a Shopaholic. I LOVED Confessions of a Shopaholic (there's another review I need to do), and kept comparing the two. I felt that Remember Me? wasn't as funny as Confessions, but I still highly recommend it. It's definitely a good beach read, or travel-read (that what's I did -- read it in the airport and on the plane on my way back from Savannah!)

The grade: A