Brashares, Ann. My Name Is Memory. New York: Riverhead, 2010. Print. (pg 324/324)
Since the beginning of the school year I have not read a single romance novel and I was craving for a nice romantic read that was still on the challenging side. My sister was home for spring break and she recommended “My Name Is Memory” to me. This was the perfect romantic book I was looking for. Even though the book is a romance novel, it is not the same as what I would have chosen in the past.
The style of the book is much like the “Circle” series that I have just finished reading with every chapter switching characters and the year it take place in. The main character takes you through all of the lives that he has lived and where he meets the girl he falls in love with up until the present. There is even a little history thrown into the book with the main character living in Constantinople and then going through World War I and Martin Luther King Jr.’s time.
The most challenging part of the book was the vocabulary. There were challenging worlds like akin, mantra, nostalgia and prissiness that were placed periodically throughout the book. With the help of the rest of the sentence I could usually get the gist of the word’s meaning.
One thing that I disliked in the book was the ending. None of the questions I had were answered at the end of the book. It seemed like there should be a sequel to the book but there was no mention of a second book which publishers and authors usually do. Even though the vocabulary was challenging and the ending was not my favorite I enjoyed reading the book and would happily recommend it to anyone who loves romance novels.
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