Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin



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 fiancĂ©e. 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.



I like how this book gets you thinking about life as you're trying to make your own waves and not get caught up with popularity and just go with the flow. Additionally, after reading this book, it makes you think about the things that you do in your life and the way that you act towards situations. Personally, this book got me thinking, if i became an amnesiac, would I like the friends that i have? and what would i think about them? would i take an immediate hating to them? Although this book was a little slow, i did enjoy how the author conveys a message with the story and isnt just another teenaged love story, it's a break from all those sci-fi, fantasy love stories that really have no message behind them other then the usual amazing plots. I do recommend this book if anyone is looking for a break from reading fantasy/sci-fi books. Happy reading!

6 comments:

  1. I've read this one; I really liked it! Have you read "Elsewhere"?? It's also by Gabrielle Zevin. Are you new? I haven't read any of your reviews yet. :)

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    1. Good to know, and no I have yet to read that book. I am kind of new, since I've never used blogger before i've been trying to get used to using this site

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  2. Welcome to the site (if you're new that is). :D
    This does actually sound like a good break from all the paranormal-romance series that everyone seems to be reading.
    Honestly, I think if I became an amnesiac i'd probably keep the same friends. They're real, and completely down to earth. I can't stand people that are fake. XD

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    1. Thanks, i think that it's great to have friends that you are sure that you would still be friends with even if you've become an amnesiac. My problem isnt that they're not real, because they're pretty real, it's what they do that makes me wonder if i would still be friends with them if i were an amnesiac

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  3. is this book related to "the memoirs of a geisha"? seeing that it has a similar title

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    1. ummm, I'm not sure about that but after reading the wiki on that book, i'm pretty sure that they are not realated although "the memoirs of geisha" does sound like a pretty interesting book

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