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Loading... A Silver Lining = If You Could See Me Nowby Cecelia Ahern
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  alanna1122 | Aug 10, 2009 |  Do imaginary friends really exist? Or is it a coping mechanism that the brain uses to get us through a rough patch in our young lives? This book explores imaginary friends and the impact that one has on both a child and an adult. Choose to believe or not, Cecelia Aherns imagination is wonderful! This is a great read that will make you smile. (  ) WillowOne | Jul 28, 2009 | I usually enjoy this author for her light but likable novels, however, this book may be the exception. I could never like any of her characters and her main one frustrated me to no end. She seemed cliche in every way. Oh well, can't win them all. (  ) mihess | Jul 22, 2009 | If You Could See Me Now was an interesting book. Spoiler Alert. It just didn't work for me. I think the whole idea of imaginary friends and adults just a bit too ludicrous. I guess part of the problem is that my son has imaginary friends right now (one is a good "bad guy" named Fragile - I have no idea how that started) and he always insists that he's pretend. Besides the movie DROP DEAD FRED already covered this. (  ) annekiwi | May 5, 2009 | Cecelia Ahern's novels are some of my absolute favorites to read. They are always a light read, which makes it easy and quick, but they always manage to have an emotional punch. This novel was no exception to the rule. I loved everything about it. It dealt with a woman trying to cope with her family, her own life, her need for control in her world because of the turmoil that lives within her. And it also uses just a touch of the magic, the impossible, in order to truly explain the beauty and flaws of human nature. Sometimes in the process of hiding and protecting ourselves, we do lose the ability to hope. It just ends with a beautiful message. ( ) Alera | Nov 21, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0007198884, Hardcover)Now in paperback: In this charming novel, internationally bestselling author Cecelia Ahern shows that sometimes not seeing is believing!Readers and critics alike adore Cecelia Ahern for her lighthearted yet insightful stories about modern women and their often unusual situations. In If You Could See Me Now, she takes that theme a step further, offering us a heroine who is entirely believable, and the new man in her life who is, well, slightly less so. Elizabeth Egan’s life runs on order: Both her home and her emotions are arranged just so, with little room for spontaneity. It’s how she counteracts the chaos of her family -- an alcoholic mother who left when she was young, an emotionally distant father, and a free-spirited sister, who seems to be following in their mother’s footsteps, leaving her own six-yearold son, Luke, in Elizabeth’s care. When Ivan, Luke’s mysterious new grown-up friend, enters the picture, Elizabeth doesn’t know quite what to make of him. With his penchant for adventure and colorful take on things large and small, Ivan opens Elizabeth’s eyes to a whole new way of living. But is it for real? Is Ivan for real? If You Could See Me Now is a love story with heart -- and just a touch of magic. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:52 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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I didn't read anything about this novel before starting it so I was surprised by the whole "imaginary friend" device. I was relieved at first because I thought it might be another dreary book about rising above the difficulties in ones life. It was refreshin to have a book take a truly unexpected turn.
I thought all in all it was pretty good fun. At its best it reminded me of books by Elizabeth McCracken and Anne Ursu - but those were brief moments. At its worst I would have to say the plot became very heavy handed and felt forced (especially in the last 1/3 of the book.) It wasn't terrible - it read very quickly and was a nice change from other chick lit type books. (