Title: Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Publication Date: August 21st, 2007
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss. She wouldn't have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she wouldn't have hit her head on the steps. She wouldn't have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia. She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first place. She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her "Chief." She'd know about her mom's new family. She'd know about her dad's fiancée. She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss her. She wouldn't have wanted to kiss him back. But Naomi picked heads.
After her remarkable debut, Gabrielle Zevin has crafted an imaginative second novel all about love and second chances
My Review
I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I would. I've had high expectations for it, but I was disappointed on how bland it was for my taste.
I've expected to read about the hardships of being an amnesiac; it was sad how little of that I got to read.
It is true that there were some struggles on Naomi's part as she tries to cope with her memory loss, but the storyline lacked emotional substance. The story just jumped from one part to another.
Even with the love interests, there was absolutely no chemistry between the characters; it all seemed superficial to me.
Probably I've set very high expectations on this book, which actually lead to my disappointment from head start. If I did not have such high hopes, I migh have liked it.
Overall, it was ok, as there were parts that made me smile.
1.5/ 5 stars
I've expected to read about the hardships of being an amnesiac; it was sad how little of that I got to read.
It is true that there were some struggles on Naomi's part as she tries to cope with her memory loss, but the storyline lacked emotional substance. The story just jumped from one part to another.
Even with the love interests, there was absolutely no chemistry between the characters; it all seemed superficial to me.
Probably I've set very high expectations on this book, which actually lead to my disappointment from head start. If I did not have such high hopes, I migh have liked it.
Overall, it was ok, as there were parts that made me smile.
1.5/ 5 stars
Xoxo Meera
