Review: Restart by Gordon Korman

Did not Finish Restart by Gordon Korman.

This is the story of 13-year old Chase Ambrose who suffers from acute retrograde amnesia after a bad fall from the roof of his house. Due to his memory loss, Chase is given the chance to rebuild himself with a clean slate, to make a complete fresh start. To restart life.

This book feels more like reading a young adult novel than a children's fiction. And the more I read, the more I didn't like where the story is going. The plot is predictable to a fault; bad boy has a bad fall, wakes up with no memory of who he is and starts life anew. Even though I did not finish reading the book, I can already see in my mind's eye how the story will pan out, a cliché ending that is.

I like first person narratives, but not this one. This book has just way too many characters narrating the story. Each time a new character comes on board, I have to orientate myself to know the new character. And just when I know enough of that character, I have to reorientate myself at the start of the next chapter and try to recall who that character speaking is again.

Sorry to say, I am not a fan of this story. I stop reading when I reach one fifth of the novel, my default point in deciding whether to stop or to go on.


Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication date: 30 May 2017

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Chase's memory just went out the window.

Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to learn his whole life all over again . . . starting with his own name.

He knows he's Chase. But who is Chase? When he gets back to school, he sees that different kids have very different reactions to his return. Some kids treat him like a hero. Some kids are clearly afraid of him. One girl in particular is so angry with him that she pours her frozen yogurt on his head the first chance she gets.

Pretty soon, it's not only a question of who Chase is--it's a question of who he was . . . and who he's going to be.

*Blurb from Goodreads*

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