stacymarie913 's review for:

The Gift by Cecelia Ahern

4.0

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Definitely not what I expected from Cecelia Ahern. Since the main character is a man, I don't know that this qualifies as chick lit, does it? This was another one of those books that I read, er, listened to, without reading the synopsis to find out what it was about beforehand. I was confused by the male MC, so to make sure I didn't get the wrong book, I had to go back and read it. LOL

Either way, it was a pretty good book. Sort of reminiscent of A Christmas Carol with the guy who has it all and neglects those closest to him. Then, he meets a mysterious being and is shown how great life could be if he would change his ways.

Spoiler

Only, for Lew, it ends up being too late in the end. I have to admit, my eyes watered when he realized he was going to die. Especially when he cloned (for lack of a better word) and went home and talked to his daughter, making sure she knew that he'd always love her and be there for her no matter what.

So yeah, add it to your list.