This was an Amazon freebie. I thought it sounded interesting and it was- at least in the beginning. I enjoyed much of this book but the ending just ruined it for me.

This book was a great surprise! I got it as a free download at some point and it's been sitting on my Kindle for who knows how long waiting for me to discover it. I didn't anticipate that I would like it so much and finish it so quickly.
Jonathan has just woken up...from a 6 year coma. A stroke at age 28 put him into a coma that has eaten away the last 6 years of his life. He wakes up to find that he has to learn how to do everything all over again and try to remember who people are. That's the other thing he lost - he has no memory of anyone, not his parents, his brother, nobody. He's starting clean. The problem with Jonathan starting clean is that everyone else isn't. They expect him to be who he was before and don't understand that he is no longer that person. As Jonathan relearns everything from talking to walking to what feelings are he also meets another young stroke patient who is on her own path of relearning. Together they forge a friendship that helps them learn new things and figure out why they wouldn't want to go back to who they used to be. Unfortunately that is hard on those friends and family who can't fathom a personality change as a result of a stroke. Jonathan and his friend, Rebecca, help each other come to terms with their new personalities and help each other help their families to see that they truly aren't who they used to be.
I've never heard of Keith Cronin, much less read anything he has ever written and I was so pleasantly surprised by how much I loved his style and how he developed characters and story line. He crafted a story that makes the reader value the changes they themselves or others have gone through, because of an injury or not. I know I am not who I was 10 years ago, in some ways I'm not who I was 2 years ago! We all shift and change and grow and he chose to tackle those shifts through something that really can and does happen. I really enjoyed this book.

I really like this story of a man who woke up after 6 years in a coma and began his live anew. It was a free Kindle download.

see my full review here: http://www.girlichef.com/2011/09/book-tour-me-again-by-keith-cronin.html

Heavy on dialogue, this story reads like a television movie-- some cliched phrases, but engaging main characters who readers will cheer for. The plot is interesting, revolving around a man who spent six years in a coma after unexpectedly suffering a stroke in his late 20s. When he meets a woman in physical therapy who is recovering from a stroke herself, the plot thickens as they say. With some additional side stories about family, the focus remains on relationships, and the vast majority of the story is told through conversations between characters. At times throughout the book, I couldn't help but feel that the writing could have been less repetitive-- some passages echoed others-- but it was entertaining enough to stick with it to the end.

Really, really enjoyed this book.

I enjoyed this book a great deal. After having a stroke, Jonathan needs to relearn everything again. He gets to know another stroke victim, Rebecca and learns to live his life again. It is a story about how change and getting to know yourself and want you want out of life. A very touching story! Highly Recommended!!!

I started reading this book as I was getting into bed. This was a bad plan. Before I knew it I was halfway through and not feeling at all inclined to stop, so I read the whole damn thing in one sitting. I was up until three a.m. I don't regret it. This book is such a good read. It's funny, and it's also respectful of the subject matter. As Keith says in his intro, strokes are serious business. This isn't an issue novel, though. He writes Jonathan and Rebecca as PEOPLE, new people even. They are adorable together. I would recommend this to anyone.

An easy read, written in a way that always made me think that it was going to turn into a religious novel.

This was a fantastic book, a quick read that I couldn't put down. The characters are well drawn, the prose well written, and the story unique. I highly recommend it!