Kinsella’s ‘Remember Me?’ is an amusing read

Sun., March 9, 2008

The Spokesman-Review

“Remember Me?”

by Sophie Kinsella (Dial Press, 400 pages, $26)

There’s almost nothing surprising about a Sophie Kinsella novel, including those in her best-selling “Shopaholic” series.

The formula is pretty simple: An incredibly likeable heroine gets herself into a sticky situation (she’s usually the victim of someone who seems like a nice person, but really isn’t), and she has to use her creative genius to come out on top.

But a predictable chick novel, if it’s well written and funny, is the literary equivalent of a big plate of chicken and dumplings – comfort food for the brain.

“Remember Me?” is quintessential Kinsella, a perfect pick for a spring-break read.

Kinsella introduces us to a new heroine in this one: Twenty-eight-year-old Lexi wakes up in a hospital room and is totally confused. She’s lost memory of her past three years.

Last she remembers, she was snaggle-toothed and stuck in a bad job but had a bunch of great friends. Now, she’s super svelte, rich, married to a hot guy and the head of her department at work.

She seems to have the perfect life – but of course, she soon realizes she doesn’t. Not at all.

What are the secrets of the years she can’t remember? And can she recover the wonderful things she seems to have lost?

Added bonus: Like all truly great chick lit (and I’m only half kidding), this book includes lots of details about Lexi’s wardrobe and her new fantastic shoe collection. I’m not quite sure why this is so fun, but it is.

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