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for If I Forget You
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Dorothy L. (Manalapan, NJ)
Light read for a plane ride or beach day but little substance
I read The Headmaster's Wife and think it is a much better book than this one. It is more complex and memorable. This is a light read, a predictable love story that has been told many times before. The author writes fairly well and I liked the alternating chapters, but the story leaves much to be desired. It was disappointing and simplistic. We're all seen this tale in the movies and TV, as well as in books. Henry's character was developed much better than Margot's. She wasn't someone I admired. She lived a lie for 20 years. Her suddenly becoming a good artist at the end was almost an afterthought. It's an OK book for a quick read but doesn't have enough substance for my book club. I wouldn't recommend it.
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Sherri A. (Westbrook, CT)
If only I cared...
If only I could have cared about Henry and Margot, or either one, the novel would have read much better. I enjoyed The Headmaster's Wife so had high anticipation for this one...but somehow, it felt flat. The danger with not caring, either in a positive or negative way, about a character(or characters) is that you end up simply turning pages instead of grabbing tissues. The author stated that he wrote this in six months. I believe it.
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Barbara K. (Brooklyn, NY)
Expected more
This well written love story would make an excellent TV movie. It is fast paced and pleasant & would also make for light reading on a rainy day. However, the plot and characters aren't unusual thus my giving this book only 3 stars.
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Elaine S. (Boynton Beach, FL)
If I Forget You
Sadly, this one was all too predictable. Poor boy Henry meets rich girl Margo and they fall madly in love. She becomes his muse for prize-winning poetry. Then they are forced to part and return to their own worlds. Margot marries and lives the predictable lifestyle expected of her. Henry's poetry fades without Margot, so he takes a teaching position at NYU, gets married and divorced, left with a little girl he sees on weekends. Then, by chance, they meet and a secret is revealed that has been kept for many years, but the secret is as predictable as the rest of the book. So, okay for light reading, but definitely not a book club book.
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Ginny B.
Not My Cup of Tea
This was a fairly enjoyable read but I found it somewhat unrealistic and predictable with the single exception of the surprise twist at the end. This was my first book by Greene and I may try The Headmaster's Wife before writing him off. Perhaps it's just not my cup of tea.
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Leslie G. (Peabody, MA)
Fast-Paced but Predictable
If I Forget You is, for the most part, a well-written book. However, much of the plot is quite predictable. The story line is one that has been used innumerable times. I was able to guess the "supposed" twist in the narrative well before the end of the book. While Henry's character seems relatively believable, I found Margot and many of her upper-class daily problems a bit much. The fast pace of the book made it highly readable, but perhaps the author could expend additional time to "flesh out" his characters a bit more.
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Rosanne S. (Franklin Square, NY)
If I Forget You
Book Browse allowed me the opportunity to read If I Forget You by Thomas Christopher Green as one of the First Impression Choices.
Henry Gold was a student at Bannister College in Providence where he met and fell in love with Margot Fuller. He was poor and she was rich. He was Jewish while she was not. Given these age-old circumstances, you can imagine how this would turn out.
This novel is a cliché. The characters are stereotypical and the story reads likes an ordinary soap opera. There are several scenes, which could have been better delivered but instead were obvious and predictable.
I would not recommend this book to the serious reader who likes to dig into a story and stay there till the final pages. Unfortunately, I found If I Forget You simply forgettable.
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