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Loading... If You Could See Me Now (original 2006; edition 2007)by Cecelia Ahern
Work InformationIf You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern (2006)
   KayStJ's to-read list (850) No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) PurplOttr | Dec 1, 2023 |  I liked the idea of the book and the characters a lot. But I found very confusing (and a bit troubling to be honest) Elizabeth's realisation about her parents. Did it really make a difference if her mother was an alcoholic or not? The fact was that she abandoned her kids. And her father is described very cold towards Elizabeth because she reminds him of her mother through the entire book. Does the fact that the mother was an alcoholic and she didn't leave to chase some adventure somehow changes the father's behaviour?? I don't see how. The fact that Elizabeth remembered the scene at the pub with her mother is supposed to be this crucial moment in Elizabeth's development but it didn't feel so important to me. I get why she was supressing the memory but not why it had such an impact with her father's relationship. ( ) Stefuto | Oct 31, 2023 | I felt there could have been a great deal more family interaction rather than a focus on the couples that were/weren't unfolding. I did however really like the other smaller parts and felt some of them could have made really good novels in their stories (is it wrong to wish for the story of the characters who only just appear now and again?) Overall if you like the author you will persist but I don't believe it was her best work for me. ( ) Felicity-Smith | Feb 19, 2018 | ) ItEntertainsMe | Oct 4, 2016 | Cecelia Ahern introduces us to two sisters at odds with each other. Elizabeth's life is an organized mess. The organized part is all due to her own efforts. The mess is entirely due to her sister, Saoirse, whose personal problems leave Elizabeth scrambling to pick up the pieces. One of these pieces is Saoirse's six-year-old son, Luke. Luke is quiet and contemplative, until the arrival of a new friend, Ivan, turns him into an outgoing, lively kid. And Elizabeth's life is about to change in wonderful ways she has only dreamed of. My Thoughts: Readers will need to free up their imaginations when reading this book and allow themselves to be transported to the land of make believe for a little while. If you can't do that then you might as well stop reading now. The concept is a good one... allowing the reader a chance to put aside their every day realities while traveling to a place where there are no worries about money...no wars...no divorce... are you getting the idea? The plot is an unusual one and I give a great deal of credit to the author for coming out with it. ( ) Carol420 | May 31, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML:From the bestselling author of P.S. I Love You and Love, Rosie, Cecelia Ahern, comes an enchanting novel that leads you to wonder if 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 familyâ??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 doesnt 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 heartâ??and just a touch of No library descriptions found. |
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