My Name is Memory

by : Ann Brashares

Daniel : I have lived more than a thousand years. I have died countless of times.

no. i didnt pick the book coz of the character.

It was the writer first. the title second. and the character - well.. that just made my decision easier.

if u are into soulmates - and somehow, at the back of your mind believe that people never really that far from their soul-groups.. well.. this might just be the book for you to feed on your belief.

it doesnt have to be true.
or real.

u believe what you have to - a survival instinct.

anyway, the story is about daniel. he's an old soul. when i say old soul - he really is an old soul. the thing that separate him from the rest of us is that he can remember.

he remembers each and every life.

its a story of his original sin. and for every lifetime, he search for her - for redemption i guess. for for thousands of years - he could never right the wrong he had done. it was always over before it even began.

of course, the story is about his present life. after centuries of searching and wanting her - he'll finally have that chance. and he'll bring you back to all those years from the very beginning.

the book ends with me 'almost' crying my heart out...
im not sure why coz its not really an ending. but it sure feels like one. and im not too sure if its a happy ending. coz it doesnt seem like it is.

or maybe, im just missing the character.
more than life itself.

Daniel : I have fallen in love, and she is the one who endures. I killed her once and died for her many times over and I still have nothing to show for it. I always search for her; i always remember her. I carry the hope that someday she will remember me.