Helen Su
Mrs. Poulsen
English, 10R
6, March, 2010
Remember Me?
It’s not the waking up in the hospital that scares Lexi Smart. It’s the fact that her whole appearance has changed and has lost 3 years of her memory. Not only has her old frizzy hair turned into a glossy mane of hair, but her nails are now also flawlessly manicured. Her lifelong nickname: Snaggletooth, just doesn’t apply anymore and her lips look suspiciously fuller. Not to mention Lexi now owns a Louis Vuitton handbag and drives a Mercedes Benz. But her appearance isn’t the only difference; she is now the manager of a whole department and is married to a drop-dead gorgeous millionaire husband. Lexi has everything she ever wished for: beauty, a handsome rich husband, a high paying job, and lives in a beautiful loft. However, who is this adorable disheveled architect who constantly bothers Lexi about an absurd secret. So, who cares if everyone at the office hates her? And what if all her oldest best friends don’t want anything to do with her anymore? And does it really matter that her husband nags at the smallest things? What exactly has happened throughout the past there that drastically changed Lexi into someone who is physically and emotionally different. And is her new ideal life really so perfect?
The main character, Lexi Smart, is believable. In the beginning of the book Lexi Smart says: “No one likes a whinger. So somehow I make myself smile brightly, just to show I’m fine with being the snaggly-toothed, stood-up, no bonus girl whose dad just died” (Kinsella 6). This shows that Lexi is an emotionally independent and strong person. This trait is believable because many people in the world hide their emotions and not show their discomforts about life to the world. Someone who cares about what others think will hide their real personality, trying to act different so people will accept her. Since no one likes a person who just complains, people will purposely act cheerful and happy, forcing a smile, just to be approved of. Since any normal human being will cover their emotions or annoyance to accepted by the world, Lexis’s purposeful covering of her dissatisfactions of her life is a credible trait. Another believable character trait of Lexi is her anxious and bewildered behavior when she learns she has forgotten 3 years of her life. Shown in this quote: “The truth keeps hitting me in the guts, over and over, till I feel giddy” (Kinsella 34). Any person would be sacred and worried to wake up and find out that they have lost an important large chunk of their memory. No normal person would take this information lightly and accept the truth with a carefree attitude; they would be flustered. Another quote that shows a believable trait: “I’m twenty-eight, I have perfect white teeth, a Louis Vuitton bag, a card saying “director,” and a husband. How the hell did that happen?” (Kinsella 45). After Lexi wakes not remembering past few years of her life, she is bombed with multiple facts about her new perfect life. She learns that her whole life has changed upside down; everything about her is now completely different from who she used to be. Whoever is in that situation would be perplexed at how much they transformed in three short years. Any person would wonder. The way Lexi reacted to her change is the way anybody would have reacted. For someone in this kind of position, Lexi’s confusion and questioning of her situation is an acceptable trait.
A person who enjoys reading chick-lits, romance, or funny novels should defiantly read this entertaining book by Sophie Kinsella. People who are looking for an amusing novel to waste time during break should pick this up to read. Overall, I liked this book because it was a break from the usual books I read during class; it was an easy book to read without needing to use your brain to process the info thrown at you. Remember Me? is a captivating, enjoyable novel, that I really enjoyed reading throughout winter break.
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ReplyDelete1). “And what if all her oldest best friends don’t want anything to do with her anymore?” I don’t really get what you are trying to say like what do you mean like her friends don’t want anything to do with her? More specific then its gonna be great. :P
2). “Since any normal human being will cover their emotions or annoyance to accepted by the world, Lexis’s purposeful covering of her dissatisfactions of her life is a credible trait.” I think you should use other words instead of “since” because you already used it in the previous sentence. So either you can change the previous sentence or just change the “since” to other word :)
3). “No normal person would take this information lightly and accept the truth with a carefree attitude; they would be flustered.” I think you can change “no normal person” to just simple “no one”, or say “a normal person would never take this…..” otherwise everything is fine :)
I think you did really great and you made your supporting points really clear. Most importantly when I was reading it, it was very smooth and flowing.
Overall from reading your essay, I’m getting really interested in that novel. I wanted to read it before but I never had the time, but now you are making me want to read the book more :P
From Kimi :)
1. “director,” in the last quote need to be corrected into 'director'
ReplyDelete2. "After Lexi wakes not remembering past few years of her life, she is bombed with multiple facts about her new perfect life. She learns that her whole life has changed upside down; everything about her is now completely different from who she used to be" . It would be better to wrap it up through these sentences, because it sounded like you are introducing new stuff.
- the way you explained the conflict and the quote analysis is really clear, not awkward at all. the diction is specific, but considering the fact that this is a review, don't try to make you look smart, because it doesn't make me want to read it more.
- overall, this review made me interested in the way you introduce the conflict with the story.
-Yerry-
"It’s not the waking up in the hospital that scares Lexi Smart. It’s the fact that her whole appearance has changed and has lost 3 years of her memory...." I think you did a great job telling the readers what's the story about but maybe be more specific about the main conflict and take out the details.
ReplyDelete"Since any normal human being will cover their emotions or annoyance to accepted by the world, Lexis’s purposeful covering of her dissatisfactions of her life is a credible trait." You used "since" the last sentence so it sounds kind of repetitive, maybe you could change it to "It's normal for human being to cover their emotions or annoyance in order to be accepted by the world,...." to avoid using "since" again XD
"After Lexi wakes not remembering past few years of her life, she is bombed with multiple facts about her new perfect life." I think it's a little confusing when you said "after Lexi wakes not remebering..." You caould rearrange it or just put " After Lexi suddenly awakes...."
I really enjoyed how you described Lexi because I also read this book and you truly wrote how i felt about her! your analysis are very detailed which makes readers understand Lexi better! Good job~
After reading your essay it definetley made me want to go back and read this book again although i just read it during winter break! XD
Jenny Tang