Thanks for the Memories

By: Cecelia Ahern

Narrated by: Sile Bermingham

“[Ahern] gives us full permission to believe in magic.”

—Redbook Magazine

One of the world’s most popular writers of women’s fiction—author of the beloved international bestseller, P.S. I Love You, basis for the popular film starring Hilary Swank—Cecelia Ahern now gives us Thanks for the Memories, a heartwarming tale of déjà vu and second chances. Reminiscent of The Time Traveler’s Wife, Thanks for the Memories is a love story brimming with hope and feeling and enlivened with an enchanting touch of magic.

©2009 Cecelia Ahern; (P)2009 Books on Tape

Lovely Magical Realism

Cecelia Ahearn's 'Thanks for the Memories' is an easy, sweet listen populated by wonderful characters who will make you laugh out loud. It's a deceptively simple and silly story told with more intelligence, grace and insight than most literary authors.

Don't skip this one!

Not bad...

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not her best, but not bad. It was a heartwarming story, but the narrator's HORRIBLE American accent left a lot to be desired.

Would you be willing to try another book from Cecelia Ahern? Why or why not?

Of course. Her stories are heartwarming and even inspiring in the case of "Time of Your Life".

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Her American accent was awful and obnoxious.

Did Thanks for the Memories inspire you to do anything?

Live life to the fullest.

Thank God For Audible's Return Policy! Narration=O

I love LOVE Cecelia Ahern and I love the concept of this novel - though I recognize it won't be everyone's cup of tea since a lot of suspension of belief must occur. I stopped listening to the audible version at chapter 4 because the narration is SO bad.

Many others have noted this issue and have sited the author's lisp as part of the problem. The lisp, for me, was not an issue at all. I actually did not mind the lisp. The problem for me was that the narrator's range was not sufficient enough to distinguish one character from another. I was often confused about who was meant to be speaking. This was true for almost all characters with two notable exceptions: the father (his brogue was very recognizable) and any character that was supposed to have an American accent. The narrator just could not pull off an American accent - at all. I would be a minor complaint if there was only a passing American character; sadly, one of the main characters - a male, who I presume will eventually be the love interests of the female lead - is an American. The voice acting she uses for him is like nails on a chalkboard. Not only does the accent not hit the right note, for some reason, she decided to make him whine everything he says? The nasally, comically-bad-American-accented whine was just too much for me.

I plan to pick up the text version and hope I can scrub that whiny voice from my mind.

Thank goodness audible has a great return policy! :D

Enjoyable

Read like a movie. This was fun and romantic. I'll be reading more. Performer used more of a queens/Brooklyn accent vs. Chicago but she grew on me. I'm sure it's no worse than Americans doing an Irish accent. Haha. I'll look for more with this reader and by this author.

Second only to ps. I love you.

My favorite story of hers only second to her epic debut book.
I love that it's not the same old Hollywood ending that you'd expect.