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Simon Pulse (2010), 512 pages
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After her untimely death, eighteen-year-old Shari tries to prove that she did not commit suicide and to keep the person responsible from killing again.
Original publication date
1989
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LibraryThing member inkstained
I adored this book as a pre-teen. It doesn't quite live up to my adult literary standards, but then it's not a book intended for adults. It's much better in quality than many of the young adult stuff out there, and I recommend it especially for the young adult who is philosophical, into mysteries,
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or likes suspense. I also recommend checking out "The Last Vampire" if you end up liking this book. The two are different stories, but share much of the same qualities. Show Less
LibraryThing member GaylDasherSmith
The victim coming back to solve her murder has been done before and this one was easy for even me to solve. Some teens will like it, though.
LibraryThing member notemily
One thing I learned from my Christopher Pike obsession was several ways to kill people. For example, this book taught me that if you inject an air bubble into a vein, it'll stop your heart. ***The more you know***
This is the story of a ghost trying to solve her own murder. She can't remember how
That's the basic plot, but there's a lot more going on here. You get Attending Your Own Funeral, Switched At Birth, Accidental Incest, Flying, Ghosts In Love, Afterlife 101, and more delicious tropes. It has sequels, too, but they're not as good as the original.
I still remember my favorite passage. It had to do with Shari's life flashing before her eyes. She sees herself at five years old, with "a spark in her eyes that she'd lose the following year when she entered school." This totally blew my mind in middle school, and it's stayed with me ever since.
This is the story of a ghost trying to solve her own murder. She can't remember how
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she died--did she jump from the balcony, or was she pushed? She tries to recreate the events of the party that led up to her death, going over and over who was in which room, who had the opportunity to kill her, and who had the motive. That's the basic plot, but there's a lot more going on here. You get Attending Your Own Funeral, Switched At Birth, Accidental Incest, Flying, Ghosts In Love, Afterlife 101, and more delicious tropes. It has sequels, too, but they're not as good as the original.
I still remember my favorite passage. It had to do with Shari's life flashing before her eyes. She sees herself at five years old, with "a spark in her eyes that she'd lose the following year when she entered school." This totally blew my mind in middle school, and it's stayed with me ever since.
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LibraryThing member bookfreak96
This book was awesome. That's it. No, it was 'okay', not 'i like it'. I LOVED this book. I bought the pack (all the books together), sat down, and read until i had finished it in four hours. *boy my mom was pissed*
So, this book is about a girl who dies. No duh. She goes home after a party and
You get to follow her as she tries to uncover her death. Did she fall off a balcony, or did someone kill her?
I've read this book over and over, and each time, i pick up and remember more and more details that i didn't find when i read it the first time.
So, this book is about a girl who dies. No duh. She goes home after a party and
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finds that her mother, father, family can't see her, hear her, even touch her. You get to follow her as she tries to uncover her death. Did she fall off a balcony, or did someone kill her?
I've read this book over and over, and each time, i pick up and remember more and more details that i didn't find when i read it the first time.
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LibraryThing member bookwormteri
I adored Christopher Pike when I was ten or eleven, and this was my favorite of his books. I saw this at a library book sale and picked it up to revisit my childhoood. It was very enjoyable and I can see how I got so into his books. As an adult, it was nothing earth shaking, but definitely worth
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the read, just to reminisce. Show Less
LibraryThing member jfoster_sf
I read this book in high school-it's a pretty good book about a girl who died and is trying to figure out who did it.
LibraryThing member Kari.Hall
I read this one a few times as a young teenager. Loved it.
LibraryThing member nycke137
I read this book back in high school and it was the only Christopher Pike book I have ever read completely. I have tried to read others but none compare to the suspense and surprise in this one. I feel I need to re-read it as an adult.
LibraryThing member engpunk77
I read this when I was in 7th grade and absolutely loved it. It was the best of all of Christopher Pike's teen horror novels. I recently recommended it to a student, who loved it equally, and she gave me the sequel, which I just read. It is pretty inappropriate, however, I wouldn't recommend any
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Christopher Pike novels to kids with overprotective parents--sex, drugs, some swearing. Show Less
LibraryThing member lkmuir
After her untimely death, eighteen-year-old Shari tries to prove that she did not commit suicide and to keep the person responsible from killing again.
LibraryThing member mseva
One of my favorite things to read about is the "other side" or afterlife. Although categorized as a young adult book, it held my interest and refused to be put down until I'd finished. Amazing! I will definitely give more Christopher Pike titles a try.
LibraryThing member ASKelmore
Three Stars
This is the first of three books in a Christopher Pike trilogy. To be able to really review the books, I'm going to need to describe the plots, which means the next two reviews at least will likely contain spoilers.
I have been looking for Christopher Pike books for a while. I was fairly
I found this trilogy (in one GIANT volume) at Powell's today. 300 pages later and I'm done with book one, Remember Me. I definitely have read this before, as bits and pieces stood out as familiar.
Remember Me follows Shari Cooper. She's dead, and everyone thinks she killed herself, but she didn't. And she's pissed about that, so she's trying to figure out a way to solve her murder and essentially clear her own name. The killer could be one of many people, including her best friend or her boyfriend. In the end, her killer tries to kill Shari's brother as well, and that sequence is a bit thrilling but also kind of weird.
There's obviously a supernatural component to this, but it's mostly set as much in reality as it can be. And despite the final (seemingly unnecessary) weirdness, I actually really enjoyed this book, and not just because of the nostalgia factor. The writing isn't horrible. It's not great, but I didn't ever catch myself rolling my eyes. I think it helped that the book is written in the first person, so this high school student's observations actually feel pretty true to what an 18-year-old straight rich white girl might think about her own boyfriend, her best friend, her brother's girlfriend, the girl who might be stealing her boyfriend, and her parents. She's superficial, but realizes it.
One thing that is a bit disturbing is how Mr. Pike addresses economic differences. All but one of the main characters comes from a well-off family, and you can imagine that the one who doesn't is the one who becomes the biggest suspect. Mr. Pike also doesn't seem to have the best understanding of nuance in terms of how young women relate to each other - are women always just jealous of each other because of men? That perspective is probably not the best thing for young kids to be reading.
The book isn't ground-breaking, and at times it veers into the super weird. But I still enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to reading book two.
This is the first of three books in a Christopher Pike trilogy. To be able to really review the books, I'm going to need to describe the plots, which means the next two reviews at least will likely contain spoilers.
I have been looking for Christopher Pike books for a while. I was fairly
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obsessed with his books when I was in high school; they weren't horribly written, they were quick reads, and the characters (as I recall) were pretty interesting and dealt with some odd stuff. They were meant for, I believe, high school students, but they talked about things like sex and abortion. No chaste Twilight-level stuff here. At least, not that I can recall.I found this trilogy (in one GIANT volume) at Powell's today. 300 pages later and I'm done with book one, Remember Me. I definitely have read this before, as bits and pieces stood out as familiar.
Remember Me follows Shari Cooper. She's dead, and everyone thinks she killed herself, but she didn't. And she's pissed about that, so she's trying to figure out a way to solve her murder and essentially clear her own name. The killer could be one of many people, including her best friend or her boyfriend. In the end, her killer tries to kill Shari's brother as well, and that sequence is a bit thrilling but also kind of weird.
There's obviously a supernatural component to this, but it's mostly set as much in reality as it can be. And despite the final (seemingly unnecessary) weirdness, I actually really enjoyed this book, and not just because of the nostalgia factor. The writing isn't horrible. It's not great, but I didn't ever catch myself rolling my eyes. I think it helped that the book is written in the first person, so this high school student's observations actually feel pretty true to what an 18-year-old straight rich white girl might think about her own boyfriend, her best friend, her brother's girlfriend, the girl who might be stealing her boyfriend, and her parents. She's superficial, but realizes it.
One thing that is a bit disturbing is how Mr. Pike addresses economic differences. All but one of the main characters comes from a well-off family, and you can imagine that the one who doesn't is the one who becomes the biggest suspect. Mr. Pike also doesn't seem to have the best understanding of nuance in terms of how young women relate to each other - are women always just jealous of each other because of men? That perspective is probably not the best thing for young kids to be reading.
The book isn't ground-breaking, and at times it veers into the super weird. But I still enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to reading book two.
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LibraryThing member LynnMPK
This book is self contained even though it’s the start of a trilogy. I do wonder if it was meant to be a trilogy when it was written or if the author decided to revisit the characters.
I enjoyed reading this. It’s part murder mystery, part metaphysical musings. I didn’t find the
I enjoyed reading this. It’s part murder mystery, part metaphysical musings. I didn’t find the
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spiritual/religious stuff to be too heavy handed. I found that it added to the story in a way that felt natural. I’m not religious myself and usually I get annoyed when an author tries to shoehorn in their beliefs, but Pike doesn’t hit us over the head with his beliefs and they actually fit the story quite well. Show Less
LibraryThing member Mav-n-Libby
I was into this book! I'm sure I read this when I was a kid. I remember really like Christopher Pike. I'm doing a reading contest and one of the books to read was a book that you read from your childhood, so I went with this one. I also love when the main character dies and then the book is from
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their perspective. And that's totally what this was. Way less sad than "In an Instant" but still a great fun read. And just the old school feel of it. Interestingly enough though, there weren't a ton of references that would make me think that the book was from the '80s or '90s. Can't remember the exact publication date. Good mystery, love the dead person's point of view. I'm thinking it would be fun to read the Chain Letter books that he wrote. I can't really remember any books that I read by him, but just that I became obsessed with Christopher Pike when I was younger. Show Less
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