Review: My Name is Memory

My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares

Summary (from Goodreads): Daniel has spent centuries falling in love with the same girl. Life after life, crossing continents and dynasties, he and Sophia (despite her changing name and form) have been drawn together, and he remembers it all. Daniel has “the memory”, the ability to recall past lives and recognize souls of those he’s previously known. It is a gift and a curse. For all the times that he and Sophia have been drawn together throughout history, they have also been torn painfully, fatally, apart. A love always too short.

Interwoven through Sophia and Daniel’s unfolding present day relationship are glimpses of their expansive history together. From 552 Asia Minor to 1918 England and 1972 Virginia, the two souls share a long and sometimes torturous path of seeking each other time and time again. But just when young Sophia (now “Lucy” in the present) finally begins to awaken to the secret of their shared past, to understand the true reason for the strength of their attraction, the mysterious force that has always torn them apart reappears. Ultimately, they must come to understand what stands in the way of their love if they are ever to spend a lifetime together.

My Thoughts: I loved it until it was over …

I’m not exaggerating. While it wasn’t a knock-me-off-my-feet novel, I still really enjoyed it. I liked the characters, and I love how it was written. I love the narrative of the present-day events with the past – long past – events interwoven throughout. I love that those past stories are told in first-person from Daniel’s perspective. The reader gets a very clear view of how much he loves Sophia and how pure his love for her is. What a shame that she cannot remember as he can, that she cannot recognize him.

There were some predictable occurrences, which I’ll keep secret for you to find out for yourself – you might not find it all predictable. There also were some larger-than-life occurrences, things that are quite beyond the realm of possibility. I know the whole reincarnation thing isn’t all that logical, but it’s more so than – oh, let’s say an hours-long swim in a storm-tossed ocean …

But, I was able – and quite willing – to overlook much, if not all, of that predictability and unbelievable stuff. The novel really is very, very good. Very well-written, and very compelling. Again, I just hated the ending. I felt that there was no closure, and I was left wanting too much more to be satisfied.

Way, way too many BIG questions left over for me to be happy.

My Rating: 3 stars

Source: Received through Crazy Book Tours for review.

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Challenges: Counts for 100 Books in a Year Reading Challenge 2011 and the Wish I’d Read That Challenge 2011,

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