God Help us! - Rated 
Having ploughed through the endless he said she saids of this laborious task in search of one interesting page i was grief stricken to find that this book was not only predictable, irritating and badly written but i actually stopped reading it on the second last page because i wouldn't give the author the pleasure of five more minutes of my time. I felt she already owes me, not only the time i wasted reading it, but i'd also like my money back if that is at all possible
How this woman got away with such drivel and had it published amazes me.
p.s. You can have those memories back!
Fantastic! - Rated 
I loved P.S I love you and felt nothing could top it but thanks for the memories did just that.
It's a beautiful idea and well written!
As farfetched as the idea may seem I wouldn't say it's so impossiable considering the ability of cells to withold memory and instinct.
It's a truly inspirational read and made me choak with tears, somthing any other book has yet to achieve.
This is definatly Cecelia's best work yet!
Perfect Holiday Read - Rated
I had not read any of Aherns previous books, although obviously knew of her.Took this book with me on holiday because i hoped it would be a gentle read.Indeed it was, but it was so much more than that.Whizzed through it in 2 days - beautifully written and it made me cry, laugh and above all smile.
I loved it and will now look to catch up on her other books.Its a wonderful, thoughtful and at times very insightful take on life.Plus it also made me laugh out loud numerous times,which is just what you want from a book.I would recommend it without hesitation.
Loved it! - Rated
This is the first Cecelia Ahern book I have read, after seeing the reviews I decided to give it a go. Although the first page put me off a bit I soon became engrossed. I thought this was a wonderful story and look forward to discovering more of Cecelias work.
Poor - Rated
I have to admit that the only reason I ever started reading Cecelia Ahern's books was because of her famous family ties. I read PS. I Love You when it first came out and enjoyed it as an original, light and easy, girly read. Then came Where Rainbows End, which at first annoyed me with it's writing style (like anything new and very different may) but once I got used to it, it was really quite engaging; its best feature being it's different style. If You Could See Me Now, and, A Place Called Here were my favourites, the former barely outreaching the latter; they were both interesting, charming, like fairy tales for adults. They left me with a warm and fuzzy feeling.
So I was excited when I saw Thanks For The Memories on the shop shelf and bought it straight away, hoping (believing) that she would continue with her fairy tale touch in her novels and trusting that it would be a nice easy read as her others were. Unfortunately, I was devastatingly disappointed. The plot was drawn out for far too long, the main `plot point' as obviously hinted in the book's summary was not mentioned until maybe two thirds of the way through. Before that was a lot of rambling about strange feelings and unease, and afterwards it was all about the main character trying to convince herself and her friends of said `plot point', despite the fact that there were obvious reason mentioned in the book as to why she was wrong.
The characters were dull (except for the father, which was the only reason I managed to finish the book), the story overly-predictable and drawn out, Ahern's writing was dismal and had lost it's magic. She didn't even mention what the main male character really looked like until the very last pages, when we found out he had green eyes and curly hair! Her complete lack of detail was enough to bore even the most easily excitable of readers. There were, admittedly, a few good moments, one-liners, humour, some passages that make you think and appreciate your own world, but they were few and far between. The opening chapter was very good - intense, poetic and an excellent introduction by many standards - but wasn't enough to save the rest of the book.
I have to admit that Ahern has little talent for closing a book, and while all those before this were tolerable, this just drove me insane.
She was one of my favourite authors but now I'll be hard pushed to purchase her next novel. I have actually recommended my sister and mother to avoid this one despite their love for her other books.
If you buy this book, don't say you haven't been warned.
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