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Me vs. Me
Gabby Wolf has pretty much, almost definitely (this close!) come to a decision: she's trading in Phoenix (nice but uneventful life with boyfriend) for Manhattan (dream job as producer for highly successful news show). Then Cam swoops in and gives her a sparkling engagement ring, making her decision even more impossible. Husband vs. career. Vera Wang wedding dress vs. sexy first-date outfits. Planting roots in Phoenix vs. playing the field in Manhattan… She wishes she didn't have to decide, that she could have it all.
She never expects her wish to come true.
Suddenly Gabby's living two lives. Whenever she falls asleep in one, she wakes up in the other. She's got the best of both worlds and what more could a girl ask for? Right?
311 pages, Paperback
First published July 18, 2006
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Sarah Mlynowski
160 books3,353 followersSarah was born in Montreal, Canada. After graduating with an honors degree in English literature from McGill University, she moved to Toronto to work for Harlequin Enterprises. While she never met Fabio, she used her romance publishing experiences to fuel her first novel Milkrun.
Since then, Sarah has written four additional novels for adults: Fishbowl, As Seen on TV, Monkey Business, and Me vs. Me; the New York Times bestselling middle grade series Whatever After; the middle grade series Upside-Down Magic (with Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins); and the teen novels Bras & Broomsticks, Frogs & French Kisses, Spells & Sleeping Bags, and Parties & Potions (all in the Magic in Manhattan series), as well as Gimme a Call, Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have), Don't Even Think About It, Think Twice, and I See London, I See France. Along with Lauren Myracle and E. Lockhart, Sarah also wrote How to Be Bad, and along with Farrin Jacobs, she wrote See Jane Write, a guide to writing. Sarah also co-edited two bestselling charity collections (Girls' Night In and Girls' Night Out), and has contributed to various anthologies (American Girls About Town, Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday, 21 Proms, First Kiss (Then Tell), Fireworks, and Vacations from Hell).
Sarah is also a co-founder of OMG BookFest, a celebration of books aimed at the early to middle grade reader (ages 7-12) that brings together commercial and award-winning authors with underserved local communities for an exciting experience of books, games and activities.
Sarah's books have been translated into twenty-nine languages and optioned to Hollywood. She now lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
Since then, Sarah has written four additional novels for adults: Fishbowl, As Seen on TV, Monkey Business, and Me vs. Me; the New York Times bestselling middle grade series Whatever After; the middle grade series Upside-Down Magic (with Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins); and the teen novels Bras & Broomsticks, Frogs & French Kisses, Spells & Sleeping Bags, and Parties & Potions (all in the Magic in Manhattan series), as well as Gimme a Call, Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have), Don't Even Think About It, Think Twice, and I See London, I See France. Along with Lauren Myracle and E. Lockhart, Sarah also wrote How to Be Bad, and along with Farrin Jacobs, she wrote See Jane Write, a guide to writing. Sarah also co-edited two bestselling charity collections (Girls' Night In and Girls' Night Out), and has contributed to various anthologies (American Girls About Town, Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday, 21 Proms, First Kiss (Then Tell), Fireworks, and Vacations from Hell).
Sarah is also a co-founder of OMG BookFest, a celebration of books aimed at the early to middle grade reader (ages 7-12) that brings together commercial and award-winning authors with underserved local communities for an exciting experience of books, games and activities.
Sarah's books have been translated into twenty-nine languages and optioned to Hollywood. She now lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
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June 25, 2008
Gabby Wolf is leaving Arizona for New York City, to pursue a career as a producer at the Number 1 News channel in New York. Two nights before she's supposed to leave, her wonderful boyfriend, Cam, takes her out to the desert to watch a meteor shower...and proposes. Suddenly, Gabby has an ultimatum: settle down and have the American dream with a wonderful guy or pursue a chic career and be sexy and single in the city that never sleeps. That night, in the bed of Cam's truck she wishes upon a shooting star that she could have both: and suddenly she does. She falls asleep in her own bed, the night before she's supposed to get on a plane to NYC, and wakes up in the bed of Cam's truck. Suddenly, she's living each day twice, in two different states. In one universe, Gabby is planning a wedding, in the other she's playing the field (feeling slightly guilty of course, and not moving on TOO quickly). But then things start to get nasty. Heather, her New York roommate, is completely whack. Alice, her Arizona future mother-in-law, is controlling, and Cam is clinging to her like a wet blanket. And then Gabby realizes that this wonderful double world is not all she expected...it's MUCH worse.
I LOVED this book. Sarah Mlynowski is a great chick-lit author: hilarious, informed and fluent in her writing. I have reread this book several times, and I'd recommend it to just about anyone who wants a good laugh...and possibly a good love story.
I LOVED this book. Sarah Mlynowski is a great chick-lit author: hilarious, informed and fluent in her writing. I have reread this book several times, and I'd recommend it to just about anyone who wants a good laugh...and possibly a good love story.
October 21, 2007
A cute entry in the "chick lit" genre -- a young woman, about to move across the country to start her dream job, is surprised by a marriage proposal from her boyfriend who has refused to move with her. She wishes on a star that she wouldn't have to choose, and suddenly finds herself living each day twice -- once as if she'd turned him down and taken the job in New York, and once as if she'd accepted and stayed in Arizona, jobless, to plan her wedding and deal with her unbelievably controlling future mother-in-law. The author does a good job of not stacking the deck too obviously in one direction or another (the horrible, over-the-top cliche of a MIL is balanced on the New York side by a harassing boss and a psycho roommate, and both settings have good qualities, too), but of course, to have a happy ending, the heroine has to be allowed to have it all and not have to make a hard choice.
February 19, 2011
I'm giving this one a five because it surprised me in a lot of good ways. Yes, it's chick-lit, but what's wrong with that? Some of my favorite people are chicks and if they write a good book, well then, so be it.
There is a lot more depth to this story than what one might expect if you merely label it as chick-lit. The characters are well-drawn and believable and I could truly feel for Gabby in her dilemma of which life to choose.
One of the things that I liked best is that neither life was perfect, not the life in which she is planning her wedding(or rather her future mother-in-law in planning a wedding) nor in her New York life. This made the story more real and Gabby's choice more difficult.
I also liked that Cam was a very good man, not stereotypically doing anything wrong, just a bit unthinking and tied way to close to his momma, but it made sense in how he's crafted in the story and as a reader I wanted him to end up with Gabby because you could see that he really did love her and she really did love him even though together they were on the wrong track.
I also liked that there was struggle in her New York life, that she didn't meet another Mister Right the moment she got off the plane and that there were even some problems with her dream job. All of that added real dimension to the story.
Definitely would recommend this one and will read this author again.
There is a lot more depth to this story than what one might expect if you merely label it as chick-lit. The characters are well-drawn and believable and I could truly feel for Gabby in her dilemma of which life to choose.
One of the things that I liked best is that neither life was perfect, not the life in which she is planning her wedding(or rather her future mother-in-law in planning a wedding) nor in her New York life. This made the story more real and Gabby's choice more difficult.
I also liked that Cam was a very good man, not stereotypically doing anything wrong, just a bit unthinking and tied way to close to his momma, but it made sense in how he's crafted in the story and as a reader I wanted him to end up with Gabby because you could see that he really did love her and she really did love him even though together they were on the wrong track.
I also liked that there was struggle in her New York life, that she didn't meet another Mister Right the moment she got off the plane and that there were even some problems with her dream job. All of that added real dimension to the story.
Definitely would recommend this one and will read this author again.
September 16, 2015
En voilà une chouette surprise que cette comédie dynamique et enjouée ! 3.5 stars
Gabby doit choisir entre New York pour le job de ses rêves ou rester à Phoenix avec son fiancé qui refuse une relation longue distance (le goujat). Au lieu de quoi, elle se réveille chaque matin dans l'une ou l'autre de ses vies - bonjour le cafouillage.
Mais Sarah Mlynowski s'en sort à merveille et impose du rythme et de la fantaisie à son récit, avec aussi quelques séquences comiques (la soirée avec Brad ou le Noël empoisonné par des cadeaux peu judicieux), pour soulager la dose de stress que nous inspire cette histoire de dédoublement.
De plus, la balance entre New York et Phoenix est équilibrée, chaque situation présentant ses qualités et ses défauts, de quoi rendre la décision finale nettement satisfaisante.
La lecture est sympathique et distrayante, lui manque juste un personnage masculin plus charismatique (j'aime pas ce fils à maman...). ;-)
Gabby doit choisir entre New York pour le job de ses rêves ou rester à Phoenix avec son fiancé qui refuse une relation longue distance (le goujat). Au lieu de quoi, elle se réveille chaque matin dans l'une ou l'autre de ses vies - bonjour le cafouillage.
Mais Sarah Mlynowski s'en sort à merveille et impose du rythme et de la fantaisie à son récit, avec aussi quelques séquences comiques (la soirée avec Brad ou le Noël empoisonné par des cadeaux peu judicieux), pour soulager la dose de stress que nous inspire cette histoire de dédoublement.
De plus, la balance entre New York et Phoenix est équilibrée, chaque situation présentant ses qualités et ses défauts, de quoi rendre la décision finale nettement satisfaisante.
La lecture est sympathique et distrayante, lui manque juste un personnage masculin plus charismatique (j'aime pas ce fils à maman...). ;-)
March 22, 2007
This was not good. I despised the main character. Apparently it was typical "chick lit" and now that I am aware of the genre, I will attempt to avoid it. I wanted to puch Gabby in the face. Clearly, the only way to be happy is to be married. She almost redeemed herself at the end, but no. Shut up Sarah Mlynowski.
February 28, 2007
Booklist
Mlynowski's latest novel is a clever look at what happens to one woman when her wish comes true and she's able to choose both paths that open in front of her. Gabby Wolf isn't sure what she wants most: to marry her devoted boyfriend, Cam, and stay in Arizona or move to New York for her dream job, producing a popular news show. She wishes she could have it both ways and the next thing she knows, she's living two lives, going back and forth between planning her wedding to Cam in Arizona and working at the fast-paced, exciting job in New York. Neither life is perfect. Though she adores Cam, his overbearing mother is hijacking her wedding plans, while in New York her roommate is somewhat unbalanced, and the dating scene is dismal. As time goes on, the choice doesn't become any easier. Gabby still loves Cam, though she's starting to love her newly assertive self that emerges in New York, too. A thoroughly original and completely delightful read. Kristine Huntley
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Mlynowski's latest novel is a clever look at what happens to one woman when her wish comes true and she's able to choose both paths that open in front of her. Gabby Wolf isn't sure what she wants most: to marry her devoted boyfriend, Cam, and stay in Arizona or move to New York for her dream job, producing a popular news show. She wishes she could have it both ways and the next thing she knows, she's living two lives, going back and forth between planning her wedding to Cam in Arizona and working at the fast-paced, exciting job in New York. Neither life is perfect. Though she adores Cam, his overbearing mother is hijacking her wedding plans, while in New York her roommate is somewhat unbalanced, and the dating scene is dismal. As time goes on, the choice doesn't become any easier. Gabby still loves Cam, though she's starting to love her newly assertive self that emerges in New York, too. A thoroughly original and completely delightful read. Kristine Huntley
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
April 9, 2016
Gabby has had the job offer of a lifetime, and is going to move to New York City from Arizona, but her boyfriend of a few years doesn't want her to go, but doesn't want to move with her, either. He proposes. Suddenly, Gabby appears to be living two lives in two different universes - one where she split up with Cam and moved for her dream job, and another where she said yes and stayed in Arizona. She passes through each day twice - once in NYC and once in Arizona, while still remembering what happened in her "other universe". In NYC, though she has her dream job, she also has a psycho roommate; in Arizona, she has Cam, but she also has his annoying family (in particular his mother)!
This was a really fun chick lit book! A creative idea, I thought, and I really enjoyed it. It was also quick to read.
This was a really fun chick lit book! A creative idea, I thought, and I really enjoyed it. It was also quick to read.
August 7, 2012
This is a GREAT read. I have been reading Sarah Mlynowski's books since her first novel, Milkrun was published. She never disappoints! Me vs. Me explores what happens when the book's protagonist, Gabby, ultimately has to decide between a once in a lifetime career move to NYC or to get married to her current boyfriend and live with him in Arizona. Luckily, Gabby makes a wish before going to sleep one night that she wouldn't have to make a choice between her two options. When Gabby wakes up the next day, she finds herself living both lives, waking up one day in Arizona with her fiancee, the next single in NYC working her new job. The book keeps you hooked because it's entertaining to see how both of Gabby's lives progress and you find yourself wondering, which life will she choose, and more importantly, does she have a choice?
September 30, 2014
I'm a big fan of chick lit, but the biggest drawback to the genre is how it mistakenly empowers women. Sometimes the victories aren't the victories I want to see these women make. Often times they end with the woman sacrificing her own life/career to be with her man. The whole idea behind Me vs. Me is that the main character doesn't have to choose between man and career - through some strange time-vortex/wish-come-true scenario, she's able to live both lives at the same time, on different sides of the country.
Is it bad that I only read this book a month ago and I've already forgotten the main character's name? Maybe that's a sign that this book was only mediocre, and not the happy medium I was looking for.
Is it bad that I only read this book a month ago and I've already forgotten the main character's name? Maybe that's a sign that this book was only mediocre, and not the happy medium I was looking for.
November 24, 2018
This is one of my favorite new adult/ women's fiction books I've read. I'm 20, and while I still love reading YA books, I've been trying to find more NA books, so I can relate a little more to the main character. I've been a fan of Sarah Mlynowski for years, and this book did not disappoint. The main character Gabby is very funny, and her emotions are so realistic, often times I really felt like I was going through the motions with her. The book wasn't too slow and has two universes (both are options she could've picked). Overall, the book was funny, romantic, and had a lot of interesting characters. It's also a very quick read, I recommend picking it up :)
February 21, 2020
Really loved the concept for this book, but the ending was so rushed, and incredibly disappointing.
After all of the shit that Cam did to her, and allowed his mother to do to her, I just cannot believe she ended up with him.
It actually made me lose a lot of respect for the main character, and kind of made me feel like I wasted my time on this book.
After all of the shit that Cam did to her, and allowed his mother to do to her, I just cannot believe she ended up with him.
It actually made me lose a lot of respect for the main character, and kind of made me feel like I wasted my time on this book.
March 24, 2008
It was an entertaining story. Arizona Gabby got a little annoying at times, being as wishy-washy and mousy as she was, but the story was entertaining. I would read more by this author, although I would put her on my keeper shelf.
April 13, 2008
Good researchin'. Seriously, this is a book where the viewpoints swap and are done really well. If I ever try swapping viewpoints in my chick lit noveling adventures, I will use this book as a guide.
September 18, 2019
This book was so amazing.
February 4, 2018
Livre en demie teinte pour moi. Je n'irais pas jusqu'à dire que j'ai été déçu mais
J'ai bien aimé le fait que l'auteur insinue que même si on a la chance de pouvoir vivre deux vies en parallèles, ses actes on des conséquences et qu'on ne puisse pas faire tout et n'importe quoi. L'histoire reste dans le domaine du possible et ne par pas dans des élucubrations innommables.
Mais ce qui m'a gênée dans cette histoire ce sont les personnages que j'ai trouvée (beaucoup) trop stéréotypés. Je passe sur la belle mère style marâtre qui veut tout contrôler pour le mariage de son fils, sur ses parents absents qui sont plus intéressés par leur carrière respective que par leur propre fille et sur ses meilleurs amies qui l'envie d'être fiancée.
Non, le pire de tout, c'est le caractère de l'héroïne ... Quel caractère ? Elle n'en a pas ou si peux et ce même dans la vie ou elle a décidé de poursuivre sa carrière !
Alors bien sûr tout s'arrange et c'est bien la le problème. Je trouve que la fin à été bâclée pour que tout finisse bien !
J'ai bien aimé le fait que l'auteur insinue que même si on a la chance de pouvoir vivre deux vies en parallèles, ses actes on des conséquences et qu'on ne puisse pas faire tout et n'importe quoi. L'histoire reste dans le domaine du possible et ne par pas dans des élucubrations innommables.
Mais ce qui m'a gênée dans cette histoire ce sont les personnages que j'ai trouvée (beaucoup) trop stéréotypés. Je passe sur la belle mère style marâtre qui veut tout contrôler pour le mariage de son fils, sur ses parents absents qui sont plus intéressés par leur carrière respective que par leur propre fille et sur ses meilleurs amies qui l'envie d'être fiancée.
Non, le pire de tout, c'est le caractère de l'héroïne ... Quel caractère ? Elle n'en a pas ou si peux et ce même dans la vie ou elle a décidé de poursuivre sa carrière !
Alors bien sûr tout s'arrange et c'est bien la le problème. Je trouve que la fin à été bâclée pour que tout finisse bien !
May 15, 2023
A fun and easy read!
We follow Gabby as she lives an amazing double life in this novel. Every morning when she wakes up, she finds herself in another dimension living both of her dream lives. She has a fiancé and wedding to plan while she lives in Arizona and when she is in New York, she is an amazing news station producer!
Deep down, Gabby must decide which life she would like to live and which Gabby she needs to become. People change and it is important to make decisions, no matter how tough they are, in order to get to where you truly belong.
We follow Gabby as she lives an amazing double life in this novel. Every morning when she wakes up, she finds herself in another dimension living both of her dream lives. She has a fiancé and wedding to plan while she lives in Arizona and when she is in New York, she is an amazing news station producer!
Deep down, Gabby must decide which life she would like to live and which Gabby she needs to become. People change and it is important to make decisions, no matter how tough they are, in order to get to where you truly belong.
March 27, 2022
I really liked the premise and enjoyed the execution thereof for the most part, but I was very dissatisfied by the ending. Me vs. Me was largely fun to read, though, even when it got kinda dark. It was interesting that Gabby essentially lived a philosophical exploration throughout the book, and I think anyone in her shoes would feel extra stressed.
August 18, 2023
I really loved the writing style in this book, and Gabby was a protagonist who felt relatable and likable. Even though the whole another life in an alternate universe thing is obviously not real, the two worlds she existed in felt real, which grounded the whole story.
I really didn’t know how this story would be resolved as it got closer and closer to the end. I was rooting for one thing and felt like maybe Gabby was going to go the other way. There were pros and cons to both worlds, and I didn’t want her to have to deal with either. But one world definitely felt more manageable than the other. I was pretty satisfied with how the author concluded the story.
I really didn’t know how this story would be resolved as it got closer and closer to the end. I was rooting for one thing and felt like maybe Gabby was going to go the other way. There were pros and cons to both worlds, and I didn’t want her to have to deal with either. But one world definitely felt more manageable than the other. I was pretty satisfied with how the author concluded the story.
October 20, 2021
My second try at reading this book. I had to plow through main character's habit of allowing herself to be pushed around. But I thought the dual-lives a very clever plot twist, so eventually I got back to it.
August 23, 2017
2.5 stars
multiple/parallel universes is something I will also be intrigued and fascinated by. This books take was cute and superficial but a quick entertaining read.
multiple/parallel universes is something I will also be intrigued and fascinated by. This books take was cute and superficial but a quick entertaining read.
March 21, 2020
Liked the premise, but didn't love where the stories went or how they resolved.
May 1, 2020
She wishes for an Arizona wedding or a NY job and wakes alternate days in alternate life, the good and bad. Funny, discouraging, people change, or respond when environments change. Only bridal couple change.
March 6, 2023
I haven't read chik lit in forever but when my sister said this was one of her favorites I decided to try it. It was so cute and a fun read!
August 12, 2023
Histoire très bien mais la jonction entre les deux personnes qui en est qune m'a dérange un peu
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July 1, 2024
super cute read🫶🏼
July 13, 2015
Qui n'a pas rêvé de vivre deux vies et ainsi de pouvoir décider laquelle nous préférons? Gaby Wolf a un grand souci, elle ne sait pas prendre LA décision importante de sa vie car lorsque son fiancé lui propose le mariage alors qu'elle a obtenu une promotion à NY , c'est le dilemme . Doit elle privilégier sa vie sentimentale ou sa vie professionnelle? Elle fait le souhait de pouvoir vivre les deux et ainsi ne pas devoir se décider. Et quand son souhait se réalise, ses journées durent 48h et elle enchaîne une journée en Arizona et une journée à New York. Est ce vraiment une solution idéale? Je n'en suis pas sûre car chaque vie à son avantage et son inconvénient.
Commençons par sa vie en Arizona auprès de son délicieux fiancé Cam. Sa demande en mariage est un peu romantique mais aussi très calculée. Pourtant on ne doute pas un seul instant que cette homme aime profondément Gaby. Son seul souci sa mère Alice ! Vous verrez dans toutes ses scènes, elle est très ennuyeuse ( pour rester polie) . Elle a son mot à dire sur tout et pour tout : le lieu du mariage, les témoins, la décorations, les invités, la nourriture, la future maison des mariés et bien évidemment la robe de mariée. Elle sera agaçante et envahissante tout au long du roman et on se demande comment Gaby fait pour ne pas la tuer! Cette femme est horripilante et joue parfaitement son rôle de mégère.
De ce fait, je trouve que Cam , malgré son amour pour Gaby, manque de charisme, d'aura et d'audace. Il est trop attaché à ce que pense sa mère et ainsi il n'est pas capable de prendre une décision et de s'y tenir. C'est dommage car ce personnage aurait pu être très attachant mais pour ma part il m'a agacé car il n'a pas soutenu sa fiancée dans son combat contre sa mère. Avec un peu plus de caractère et de volonté , leur destin aurait été différent mais cela nous aurait empêché de découvrir la vie parallèle de Gaby.
Car oui à New York tout n'est pas rose non plus et c'est ce qui fait la force de ce roman. On a l'impression qu'on a le Yin et le Yang , que tout est merveilleux à New York et que les difficultés s'accumulent en Arizona mais ce n'est absolument pas le cas car à NY , Gaby vit avec une colocataire complétement folle et absolument pas maître de ses émotions. D'ailleurs dans certaines scènes Heather est vraiment flippante et on se demande si elle n'a pas un côté bipolaire. Il y a notamment une scène avec Brad qui fait vraiment froid dans le dos. Autre point noir de cette ville de citadine et de femme accomplie : Ron, le patron de Gaby qui présente l'émission qu'elle produit. Vous verrez ce qu'il fait mais ce n'est franchement pas joli. Ce qui est surprenant c'est que la personnalité de Gaby est complétement différente et on la sent épanouie dans son métier, elle n'a pas peur de dire non et d'être faible comme en Arizona.
Bref, vous passerez un agréable moment avec ce roman qui n'est pas redondant et dont le rythme est agréable à suivre. J'aurais aimé trouver des personnages un peu plus forts , notamment pour Cam et Gaby Arizona mais cela est compensé par les fortes personnalités d'Alice et Heather. Une jolie romance à déguster sous le soleil.
Commençons par sa vie en Arizona auprès de son délicieux fiancé Cam. Sa demande en mariage est un peu romantique mais aussi très calculée. Pourtant on ne doute pas un seul instant que cette homme aime profondément Gaby. Son seul souci sa mère Alice ! Vous verrez dans toutes ses scènes, elle est très ennuyeuse ( pour rester polie) . Elle a son mot à dire sur tout et pour tout : le lieu du mariage, les témoins, la décorations, les invités, la nourriture, la future maison des mariés et bien évidemment la robe de mariée. Elle sera agaçante et envahissante tout au long du roman et on se demande comment Gaby fait pour ne pas la tuer! Cette femme est horripilante et joue parfaitement son rôle de mégère.
De ce fait, je trouve que Cam , malgré son amour pour Gaby, manque de charisme, d'aura et d'audace. Il est trop attaché à ce que pense sa mère et ainsi il n'est pas capable de prendre une décision et de s'y tenir. C'est dommage car ce personnage aurait pu être très attachant mais pour ma part il m'a agacé car il n'a pas soutenu sa fiancée dans son combat contre sa mère. Avec un peu plus de caractère et de volonté , leur destin aurait été différent mais cela nous aurait empêché de découvrir la vie parallèle de Gaby.
Car oui à New York tout n'est pas rose non plus et c'est ce qui fait la force de ce roman. On a l'impression qu'on a le Yin et le Yang , que tout est merveilleux à New York et que les difficultés s'accumulent en Arizona mais ce n'est absolument pas le cas car à NY , Gaby vit avec une colocataire complétement folle et absolument pas maître de ses émotions. D'ailleurs dans certaines scènes Heather est vraiment flippante et on se demande si elle n'a pas un côté bipolaire. Il y a notamment une scène avec Brad qui fait vraiment froid dans le dos. Autre point noir de cette ville de citadine et de femme accomplie : Ron, le patron de Gaby qui présente l'émission qu'elle produit. Vous verrez ce qu'il fait mais ce n'est franchement pas joli. Ce qui est surprenant c'est que la personnalité de Gaby est complétement différente et on la sent épanouie dans son métier, elle n'a pas peur de dire non et d'être faible comme en Arizona.
Bref, vous passerez un agréable moment avec ce roman qui n'est pas redondant et dont le rythme est agréable à suivre. J'aurais aimé trouver des personnages un peu plus forts , notamment pour Cam et Gaby Arizona mais cela est compensé par les fortes personnalités d'Alice et Heather. Une jolie romance à déguster sous le soleil.
September 16, 2015
***3.5/5***
J'ai lu ce roman cet été. Je ne suis totalement adepte de la chick-lit, mais une de temps en temps m'apporte généralement un agréable moment de lecture. Cela a été le cas avec Moi & moi vice versa, mais je l'ai trouvé assez léger.
Gabby se retrouve confrontée à un cruel dilemme: alors qu'elle vient d'obtenir la mutation à New York qu'elle attendait tant, son petit ami Cameron la demande en mariage. Seul hic: ils vivent en Arizona, il sera impossible de concilier les deux. Elle en vient même à espérer que le ciel lui vienne en aide. Ce qui va être le cas: elle va miraculeusement parvenir se dédoubler, et vivre alternativement les deux vies. Mais elle va réaliser que chacune a des avantages mais aussi beaucoup d'inconvénients.
Dans le camp de l'Arizona, le gros avantage est de pouvoir avoir Cam avec elle à ses côtés. Sauf qu'en acceptant sa demande en mariage, elle va embrasser toute la vie de dernier, y compris de sa mère. Revêche, acariâtre, étouffante, elle va s'insinuer dans les préparatifs du mariage de manière toxique. Et le gros reproche que j'aurais à faire concernant Cam serait celui-ci: j'ai trouvé qu'il ne levait pas le petit doigt lorsque sa mère dépassait les bornes. Ni Gabby d'ailleurs, qu'on a l'occasion de voir fulminer, voire même avoir envie presque de tout abandonner. Il y aura bien confrontation, mais elle ne ressemblait pas à celle à laquelle je m'attendais.
A New York, Gabby va enfin connaître la carrière dont elle rêve, mais il y a un gros point noir: sa colocataire Heather est clairement folle, et la cohabitation se révèle assez... mouvementée. Autre aspect négatif: son patron, qui va alors se montrer particulièrement malhonnête certaines fois. Ici en revanche, Gabby agit en working girl digne et prête à beaucoup pour assurer sa carrière. J'ai d'ailleurs préféré cette partie du roman, où l'on voit la Gabby "délivrée" des contraintes conjugales, mais qui investit alors sa vie sociale. Le petit groupe d'amis qu'elle s'y fait est plaisant, et j'aurais aimé que leurs relations soient peut-être un peu développées.
Le réel point positif de ce roman tient dans l'alternance des lieux. Nous sommes généralement habitués aux alternances de points de vues, mais pas aux transpositions de héros dans deux univers distincts. J'ai vraiment aimé car cela apportait un réel dynamisme au roman, une sorte de rythme, où chaque lieu apporterait son lot de rebondissements. Et croyez-moi, des rebondissements, il y en a quelques uns. Suffisamment pour faire rire et sourire, et donner le brin de folie qui colle à chaque roman de chick-lit.
J'ai malheureusement trouvé que la fin était un peu trop rapidement expédiée, dommage, car après avoir pris son temps pour développer chacune des "vies" de Gabby, j'aurais aimé que la fin soit légèrement conforme à cela.
Bref, une romance sympathique, agréable mais qui manquait de régularité. J'ai été un peu gênée par certains clichés typiques de la chick-lit. Mais cela reste une lecture agréable, parfaite pour l'été, qui a malgré tout rempli son office: me divertir en période de vacances.
J'ai lu ce roman cet été. Je ne suis totalement adepte de la chick-lit, mais une de temps en temps m'apporte généralement un agréable moment de lecture. Cela a été le cas avec Moi & moi vice versa, mais je l'ai trouvé assez léger.
Gabby se retrouve confrontée à un cruel dilemme: alors qu'elle vient d'obtenir la mutation à New York qu'elle attendait tant, son petit ami Cameron la demande en mariage. Seul hic: ils vivent en Arizona, il sera impossible de concilier les deux. Elle en vient même à espérer que le ciel lui vienne en aide. Ce qui va être le cas: elle va miraculeusement parvenir se dédoubler, et vivre alternativement les deux vies. Mais elle va réaliser que chacune a des avantages mais aussi beaucoup d'inconvénients.
Dans le camp de l'Arizona, le gros avantage est de pouvoir avoir Cam avec elle à ses côtés. Sauf qu'en acceptant sa demande en mariage, elle va embrasser toute la vie de dernier, y compris de sa mère. Revêche, acariâtre, étouffante, elle va s'insinuer dans les préparatifs du mariage de manière toxique. Et le gros reproche que j'aurais à faire concernant Cam serait celui-ci: j'ai trouvé qu'il ne levait pas le petit doigt lorsque sa mère dépassait les bornes. Ni Gabby d'ailleurs, qu'on a l'occasion de voir fulminer, voire même avoir envie presque de tout abandonner. Il y aura bien confrontation, mais elle ne ressemblait pas à celle à laquelle je m'attendais.
A New York, Gabby va enfin connaître la carrière dont elle rêve, mais il y a un gros point noir: sa colocataire Heather est clairement folle, et la cohabitation se révèle assez... mouvementée. Autre aspect négatif: son patron, qui va alors se montrer particulièrement malhonnête certaines fois. Ici en revanche, Gabby agit en working girl digne et prête à beaucoup pour assurer sa carrière. J'ai d'ailleurs préféré cette partie du roman, où l'on voit la Gabby "délivrée" des contraintes conjugales, mais qui investit alors sa vie sociale. Le petit groupe d'amis qu'elle s'y fait est plaisant, et j'aurais aimé que leurs relations soient peut-être un peu développées.
Le réel point positif de ce roman tient dans l'alternance des lieux. Nous sommes généralement habitués aux alternances de points de vues, mais pas aux transpositions de héros dans deux univers distincts. J'ai vraiment aimé car cela apportait un réel dynamisme au roman, une sorte de rythme, où chaque lieu apporterait son lot de rebondissements. Et croyez-moi, des rebondissements, il y en a quelques uns. Suffisamment pour faire rire et sourire, et donner le brin de folie qui colle à chaque roman de chick-lit.
J'ai malheureusement trouvé que la fin était un peu trop rapidement expédiée, dommage, car après avoir pris son temps pour développer chacune des "vies" de Gabby, j'aurais aimé que la fin soit légèrement conforme à cela.
Bref, une romance sympathique, agréable mais qui manquait de régularité. J'ai été un peu gênée par certains clichés typiques de la chick-lit. Mais cela reste une lecture agréable, parfaite pour l'été, qui a malgré tout rempli son office: me divertir en période de vacances.
December 22, 2015
In ‘Me vs. Me’, Gabby is torn between her career and her boyfriend. She has always wanted to be a producer for a highly successful news show and her dream can come true but only if she moves to New York. However, that would mean leaving her beloved boyfriend Cam behind in Arizona and bidding farewell to their relationship and engagement. Frustrated, she makes a wish only to have it unexpectedly granted. Now she’s living two lives and has to make up her mind.
I found the storyline to be quite refreshing as it’s different from the usual formulaic plots in most chick lit books. The incorporation of the supernatural twist was well-executed as it wasn’t overdone. It was fun to read about Gabby’s two significantly different lives. I’d expected one to be more interesting than the other so it was a pleasant surprise that both were equally good. I really liked how they were mostly realistic and had a nice balance of pros and cons – it wasn’t the case of polar opposites in which one life turned out to be fantastic while the other was a living hell.
Gabby’s New York life was naturally career-oriented. She’s young, single and successful in her own right. She spends most of her time working and looking out for breakthrough stories while fending off the inappropriate advances of an older colleague. In the meantime, she has a strange love-hate relationship with her roommate Heather who seems to have dissociative identity disorder. Things become more complicated when the guy that Heather has been crushing on for a long time asks Gabby out. Soon she realizes that as much as she loves her job, she still misses Cam and wonders whether he feels the same way about her.
As for her Arizona life, there’s plenty of chaos in the midst of the wedding preparations. Gabby’s future mother-in-law is the typical mother-in-law from hell. She’s taking over the entire wedding preparations to the extent of deciding on the dresses, décor, food and band. To make things worse, her favourite colour is orange and she’s not wasting any time making sure that colour makes it into the wedding. Besides that, Cam isn’t keen on going against his mother though Gabby is clearly unhappy. More importantly, Gabby wishes she could be more like her assertive, outspoken New York self.
The characters certainly added lots of life into this story. Gabby wasn’t particularly likeable to me but I liked how driven and ambitious she was in New York. Although Cam didn’t leave much of an impression on me I could visualize him as an attractive potential husband as the author managed to convey this without endlessly reminding me of his good looks or personality. Heather was unpredictable but she was believable as someone whose moods change faster than the seconds of the day. Gabby’s mother was unintentionally funny and as much as I despised Cam’s mother, she was interesting.
The ending was a little too abrupt for my liking and I felt that Gabby figured out the solution to end her simultaneous two lives too easily. Overall though, ‘Me vs. Me’ was creative, hilarious and entertaining.
I found the storyline to be quite refreshing as it’s different from the usual formulaic plots in most chick lit books. The incorporation of the supernatural twist was well-executed as it wasn’t overdone. It was fun to read about Gabby’s two significantly different lives. I’d expected one to be more interesting than the other so it was a pleasant surprise that both were equally good. I really liked how they were mostly realistic and had a nice balance of pros and cons – it wasn’t the case of polar opposites in which one life turned out to be fantastic while the other was a living hell.
Gabby’s New York life was naturally career-oriented. She’s young, single and successful in her own right. She spends most of her time working and looking out for breakthrough stories while fending off the inappropriate advances of an older colleague. In the meantime, she has a strange love-hate relationship with her roommate Heather who seems to have dissociative identity disorder. Things become more complicated when the guy that Heather has been crushing on for a long time asks Gabby out. Soon she realizes that as much as she loves her job, she still misses Cam and wonders whether he feels the same way about her.
As for her Arizona life, there’s plenty of chaos in the midst of the wedding preparations. Gabby’s future mother-in-law is the typical mother-in-law from hell. She’s taking over the entire wedding preparations to the extent of deciding on the dresses, décor, food and band. To make things worse, her favourite colour is orange and she’s not wasting any time making sure that colour makes it into the wedding. Besides that, Cam isn’t keen on going against his mother though Gabby is clearly unhappy. More importantly, Gabby wishes she could be more like her assertive, outspoken New York self.
The characters certainly added lots of life into this story. Gabby wasn’t particularly likeable to me but I liked how driven and ambitious she was in New York. Although Cam didn’t leave much of an impression on me I could visualize him as an attractive potential husband as the author managed to convey this without endlessly reminding me of his good looks or personality. Heather was unpredictable but she was believable as someone whose moods change faster than the seconds of the day. Gabby’s mother was unintentionally funny and as much as I despised Cam’s mother, she was interesting.
The ending was a little too abrupt for my liking and I felt that Gabby figured out the solution to end her simultaneous two lives too easily. Overall though, ‘Me vs. Me’ was creative, hilarious and entertaining.
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