Customer Reviews
Loved it! - By: bk.worm, 31 Jul 2008 
This is the first Cecelia Ahern book I have read, after seeing the reviews I decided to give it a go. Although the first page put me off a bit I soon became engrossed. I thought this was a wonderful story & look forward to discovering more of Cecelias work.
Poor - By: Cate M, 21 Jul 2008 
I have to admit that the only reason I ever started reading Cecelia Ahern's books was because of her famous family ties. I read PS. I Love You when it first came out & enjoyed it as an original, light & easy, girly read. Then came Where Rainbows End, which at first annoyed me with it's writing style (like anything new & very different may) but once I got used to it, it was really quite engaging; its best feature being it's different style. If You Could See Me Now, and, A Place Called Here were my favourites, the former barely outreaching the latter; they were both interesting, charming, like fairy tales for adults. They left me with a warm & fuzzy feeling.
So I was excited when I saw Thanks For The Memories on the shop shelf & bought it straight away, hoping (believing) that she would continue with her fairy tale touchin her novels & trusting that it would be a nice easy read as her others were. Unfortunately, I was devastatingly disappointed. The plot was drawn out for far too long, the main `plot point' as obviously hintedin the book's summary was not mentioned until maybe two thirds of the way through. Before that was a lot of rambling about strange feelings & unease, & afterwards it was all about the main character trying to convince herself & her friends of said `plot point', despite the fact that there were obvious reason mentionedin the book as to why she was wrong.
The characters were dull (except for the father, which was the only reason I managed to finish the book), the story overly-predictable & drawn out, Ahern's writing was dismal & had lost it's magic. She didn't even mention what the main male character really looked like until the very last pages, when we found out he had green eyes & curly hair! Her complete lack of detail was enough to bore even the most easily excitable of readers. There were, admittedly, a few good moments, one-liners, humour, some passages that make you think & appreciate your own world, but they were few & far between. The opening chapter was very good - intense, poetic & an excellent introduction by many standards - but wasn't enough to save the rest of the book.
I have to admit that Ahern has little talent for closing a book, & while all those before this were tolerable, this just drove me insane.
She was one of my favourite authors but now I'll be hard pushed to purchase her next novel. I have actually recommended my sister & mother to avoid this one despite their love for her other books.
If you buy this book, don't say you haven't been warned.
Nice read - By: The swede, 16 Jul 2008 
I am not reallyin to chick lits but came over this book cheap & thought I'd give it a go since it sometimes is nice to try something new.
So my first experience with Aherns books was this one & it was no different from other books out there but still a really pleasant & enjoyable read. The end felt odd or a bit rushed but did not really disturb what you thought of the book itself. The characters felt very empty, the only person I likedin the book was her father that came to live more than any of the others.
If you like an easy read with no brain activity this is an ok read.
Very good - By: M. Block, 11 Jul 2008 I loved this book, only reason I haven't given it 5 stars is that I prefered A Place Called Here, which is my favourite of her books.
But buy this you won't be disappointed!
Laugh out Loud Funny - By: Becky, 08 Jul 2008 So not everyone loves the way that Cecelia Ahern writes a book & with one & two of them i can agree but i think that this one worked! I found myself laughing out loud is so many places & the fun that the main character & her father got upto, kind of reminds me of the fun & games that a child gets upto with their grandfather. I would highly recommend this one as an easy & light read
