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The Opposite of Me

by Sarah Pekkanen (Goodreads Author)

3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 · rating details · 3,262 ratings · 409 reviews

Twenty-nine-year-old Lindsey Rose has, for as long as she can remember, lived in the shadow of her ravishingly beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. Determined to get noticed, Lindsey is finally on the cusp of being named VP creative director of an elite New York advertising agency, after years of eighty-plus-hour weeks, migraines, and profound loneliness. But during the...more

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Published March 9th 2010 by Washington Square Press

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Jul 18, 2012 Lydia Laceby rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-women-s-fiction

Originally Reviewed at Novel Escapes

I liked The Opposite of Me, but I’m afraid I didn’t love it as much as I wanted to. There are rave reviews for this debut, but unfortunately I was disappointed. Pekkanen’s writing has been compared to Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin, and while I could see that, it fell flat with me for several reasons. I don’t know if it was because of all the hype surrounding this release, but it definitely didn’t blow me away as much as Jennifer Weiner’s Good In Bed, but th...more Originally Reviewed at Novel Escapes

I liked The Opposite of Me, but I’m afraid I didn’t love it as much as I wanted to. There are rave reviews for this debut, but unfortunately I was disappointed. Pekkanen’s writing has been compared to Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin, and while I could see that, it fell flat with me for several reasons. I don’t know if it was because of all the hype surrounding this release, but it definitely didn’t blow me away as much as Jennifer Weiner’s Good In Bed, but then again, not much could live up to one of my favourite chick lit novels.

I really enjoyed Pekkanen’s voice. It was fresh and felt like a friend was telling me a story which made the novel easy and fun to read. The first part of this chick lit tale, set in New York City, flew by and I felt the frantic life Lindsay led with her long hours and pressure to advance her career. When she moved home, I immediately felt the change of pace and thought this was very well done by Pekkanen because it was such a dramatic change. The beginning of this novel had me hooked, but it was once she left for home that things started unravelling for me.

I became annoyed at Lindsay’s jealousy of her sister and at times didn’t understand it, maybe because we weren’t shown any actual interactions with Alex for such a long time so I couldn’t see firsthand why she felt this way. I don’t have any sisters, so was left wondering if that’s why I couldn’t relate, but Kathryn does and she felt similarly. And to be fair, I actually didn’t relate much to Weiner’s In Her Shoes either, so maybe novels about sisters don’t engage me much.

This chick lit tale wasn’t as predictable as I feared it might be part way through, which was nice, and I enjoyed several of the other characters, but found they were lost in the shuffle. First her parents, who I thought were charming and funny, but I wanted more from them, especially towards the end of the story when a family secret was revealed. I also really liked the friend she made along the way who also seemed to disappear from the story without a trace as well as some of her new clients. The focus shifted towards her sister, which was to be expected with the storyline, but I missed seeing these characters and I found the ending abrupt as it all wrapped up too neatly and quickly.

The Opposite of Me explores themes of sibling rivalry, expectations and assumptions of oneself as well as family and I questioned my own family history and relationships with my brothers.

Although I felt something missing with this novel, or whether I missed something myself, I’ll definitely read another novel by Pekkanen.(less)

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Jun 02, 2012 gille rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiftyfiftyme

The Opposite of Me is about sisters and their triumphs and tragedies. Lindsey and Alex are fraternal twins with nothing in common except having shared a uterus for nine months. Lindsey is a successful marketing exec in New York, while Alex is a model and TV personality in the DC area. Lindsey always strived to be smarter than her sister because she was always overlooked since they were small children. When everything goes terribly wrong at work, Lindsey is forced to make changes she never imagin...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is what I wrote in Library Journal:

Twin sisters are forced to come to terms with their strained relationship and their respective major life changes. Lindsey, the “smart” one and advertising executive, is reeling from a catastrophic career derailment, while “pretty” Alex, the model and budding television presenter, is preparing for her wedding to a wealthy, handsome man. Fleeing the scene of her New York embarrassment, Lindsey ends up back in DC in her parents’ house, with nearby Alex and t

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Dec 14, 2011 Yla Delarosa rated it 3 of 5 stars

I finished this book in 12 hours! ;) One of my best records, I do believe :p Anyway, this book is an easy read - funny and light. I don't have a sister... but now I wish I have one. Really! :)

I like most part of this book... especially the early parts. Its not boring, and the flow is engaging. Although every once in a while I hate all the cliche that flood this book - like a supermodel sister who is nothing but graceful and drop-dead gorgeous, a bestfriend whose dashingly good looking, a strange...more

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Sep 16, 2011 Kimberly rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: chick lit fans, readers on holiday

Recommended to Kimberly by: bargain purchase at bookstore

A nice read - quick, light and easy. The protagonist's voice was breezy and funny and very likeable.

However, after a certain point, I found myself ticking the boxes of chick-lit cliches: protagonist was "dowdy" with unbelievably graceful and gorgeous sister, protagonist had high-powered job which she poured herself into at the cost of any sort of social life, the handsome male "best friend" (in fact, there were two) with whom the protagonist had flirtations which went nowhere, the "pretty siste...more

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Jun 24, 2011 Brian rated it 3 of 5 stars

I kept hoping this book would become a bit more deeper or profound. When I first started reading it, I immediately got that chick lit feeling in my stomach. You know, when the book you are about to read will consist of mainly fluff. However, while I do classify this as a chick lit, it's a slight cut above most of the other books I've read. The main character is a workaholic who has to leave the life she knows and move back home with her "perfect' twin sister. The first half of the book goes on t...more

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May 15, 2011 Darcy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, chick-lit

This one was better than I expected. I liked seeing Lindsey loose it in New York. I did think she was wronged there, but the way her life was going she really needed something to force her to re-evaluate her life. Even her floundering when she moved back home seemed just what she needed. When you have always lived your life by others perceptions it can be hard to face them when you feel you have let them down.

With that said, I understood Lindsey's jealousy of Alex. I even sort of hated her mysel...more

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Feb 28, 2011 Alisha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, humor

Okay, so I've got a crapload of sisters. I have two older sisters and two younger sisters (although the youngest sister is 16 years younger than me and only six so she really doesn't fit into the competitive mold), so I understood the relationship between Lindsey and Alex perfectly. While my sisters and I have all gotten over the whole competitiveness a few years ago, I still remember when it was rampant during our teenage years and it was FIERCE! So, again, I identified with Lindsey on that and...more Okay, so I've got a crapload of sisters. I have two older sisters and two younger sisters (although the youngest sister is 16 years younger than me and only six so she really doesn't fit into the competitive mold), so I understood the relationship between Lindsey and Alex perfectly. While my sisters and I have all gotten over the whole competitiveness a few years ago, I still remember when it was rampant during our teenage years and it was FIERCE! So, again, I identified with Lindsey on that and that was why originally I intended to give this book five stars. But then, it turned for me.

I liked The Opposite of Me for the most part, but in the beginning I thought that it was wonderful. I loved it and couldn't wait to get back to it when I put it down. I just loved Lindsey and was so curious about her relationship with Alex. But then the sob story happened. I'm sorry, but does EVERYTHING have to have a sob story?! Don't get me wrong, I don't want the very few chick-lits I read to be all fluffy and airless, it's just that that particular sob story has been done to death. I would've preferred a different sob story, one that doesn't happen in every other women's fiction/chick-lit book. And another thing: that HUGE family secret? A bit on the disappointing side and just made Alex seem more like a Mary Sue. And I don't like Mary Sue characters. At all. Also, I didn't buy that crap that Alex said (very mild spoiler here) about not knowing that Lindsey was jealous of her. No one is that oblivious.

Now that I got that off my chest, I have to say that I did like some of the other aspects of The Opposite of Me. I loved the whole dating service storyline. I thought that it was actually a good way to have a dating service. I also adored Lindsey's parents. They were just so cute and hilarious. Speaking of hilarious, Matt was also great. Such a sweet and great friend. Basically, all of the supporting characters in this book were good. Plus, this book was a major (and I do mean MAJOR cause even when I was bitchin about it, I couldn't put it down) page-turner. I basically read it in one day in breaks between my classes.

So, regardless of my little rant above, I did like The Opposite of Me. I thought it was pretty funny and pretty sweet if a bit predictable. However, I would've liked it more if it had been sans big sob story and a little more about the sisters dealing with their issues without that major thing prompting it.(less)

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Oct 09, 2010 Jessica Lawlor rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen tells the story of two sisters who couldn’t be more different.

Lindsey Rose is a workaholic. She works at a NYC advertising agency, where she is highly successful. Competing with the office whore for the biggest account and a huge promotion, Lindsey feels on top of the world. When she loses the account AND the promotion, she makes a huge drunken mistake by making out with one of her colleagues and gets fired.

She moves back home to Maryland, where she’s told he...more The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen tells the story of two sisters who couldn’t be more different.

Lindsey Rose is a workaholic. She works at a NYC advertising agency, where she is highly successful. Competing with the office whore for the biggest account and a huge promotion, Lindsey feels on top of the world. When she loses the account AND the promotion, she makes a huge drunken mistake by making out with one of her colleagues and gets fired.

She moves back home to Maryland, where she’s told her entire family that she’s in charge of opening a DC branch of the advertising agency.

Lindsey dreads seeing her sister Alex. Alex is perfect. She’s gorgeous and always has been. She models and appears on TV regularly. All Lindsey’s life, she worked hard to be the smart one to set herself apart from her twin sister Alex.

Lindsey falls into a nice little routine at home. She takes up shopping as a hobby, enjoys the feeling of looking beautiful, something she always yearned for when Alex was gaining attention from every one around them. She meets a new friend who introduces her to a career as a matchmaker. Everything seems to be going great…until there is an accident.

Faced with a crisis, Lindsey must put her jealousy and feelings for her sister behind in order to be there for her.

I really enjoyed this book. I started reading it on my flight to Chicago and before I knew it I was 100 pages in.

I could relate to Lindsey. Lindsey worked in advertising. I work in PR. I could understand the need for Lindsey to be a workaholic (though I am no where near as crazy as she is!) but I understood her field and the pressure she was under. I enjoyed learning about the campaign Lindsey was working on and reading about the workplace competitiveness. I anxiously flipped pages waiting to see if Lindsey would win the coveted promotion she so deserved.

I loved the story being told from Lindsey’s point of view. There was a lot of internal discussion that I enjoyed reading and could relate to based on my relationship with my own sister. The core discussion that I loved about this book was the idea that from an early age, we are stereotyped within our families: the smart one, the pretty one, the athletic one, etc. This book discusses whether we can escape the “roles” we are given from the time we are born. Do you think it’s possible?

My only problem with the book was the ending. While I felt like things were wrapping up neatly into a happy ending, the book ended before we fully got to that point. This leads me to wondering if there will be a sequel. Things seemed to end abruptly and there is so much more to explore. However, things did seem to end neatly enough that a sequel doesn’t seem guaranteed.

I was initially drawn to this book because I’d heard that the writing style was similar to Jennifer Weiner (my all time favorite author!) and Emily Giffin. I would definitely agree that the ideas and inward dialogue reminded me of these two other authors, so if you like them, give this one a try!(less)

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Sep 06, 2010 bookczuk rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bookcrossing, first-novel-or-book, places-i-have-been, satisfying, set-in-my-stomping-grounds, sometimes-fluff-is-good

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Not your run of the mill chick-lit-beach-read novel. I've read more of those in the past year than I care to admit. It was incredibly refreshing in the approach this book took. Lindsey may have been in advertising (rather than PR or publishing) but the author actually took the time to research the world of NY Advertising to actually teach the reader a little bit about it all. And while Lindsey did chuck her life for a new one, it wasn't to live in some exotic location (unless you consider suburb...more

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Jul 12, 2010 Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars

In The Opposite of Me, Lindsey is about to land the position of VP creative director for her advertising firm. She's been working her butt off for years and really deserves this promotion. However, it all slips away after a night of bad decisions. Just like that her chance at the position is gone, along with her job. To regroup, she decides to move back to Maryland, where her parents and her twin sister, Alex, live. Alex, is preparing for her upcoming wedding, while Lindsey tries to figure out w...more In The Opposite of Me, Lindsey is about to land the position of VP creative director for her advertising firm. She's been working her butt off for years and really deserves this promotion. However, it all slips away after a night of bad decisions. Just like that her chance at the position is gone, along with her job. To regroup, she decides to move back to Maryland, where her parents and her twin sister, Alex, live. Alex, is preparing for her upcoming wedding, while Lindsey tries to figure out where to go and what to do next. All of their lives, Lindsey was the smart one, while Alex was the pretty one, but after a chance discovery, things get turned upside down and Lindsey and Alex struggle to figure out who they are.

I really enjoyed this book. The story was smart, cheerful, and witty, with some very touching and sensitive moments. The author brought a few surprises into the story making it unpredictable and fun to read. Even though the story was mostly upbeat, there were a few events that choked me up to the point of tears. I can't exactly remember now which events moved me, but it happened more than a few times. In those instances, I knew what was coming, but that wasn't enough to take the sting out of it for me. Perhaps it dredged up some long buried memories.

This is the second book in a row I've read that involved twins. As I mentioned in my previous review, the book was especially interesting because I'm a twin. I really could relate to Lindsey and Alex's relationship because my relationship with my sister is similar. We have different issues, but like them, we have more differences than similarities.

It would have been interesting to hear the story from both Lindsey and Alex, however, I loved that the author chose just one of them to tell the story. That's probably my own bias of wanting to very much be an individual rather than half of a whole. I even liked that the title used the word "me" (individual) instead of the "us". I can’t think of anything I dislike more than being called “the twins”.

This edition of the book includes both a Readers Club Guide and a Q&A with the author. Both are worth checking out.

Recommended. Good summer read.

For more information about this book or to browse inside, please visit Simon & Schuster's website.

For more information about the author, please visit Sarah Pekkanen's website.

I'd like to thank those nice people at Simon & Schuster Canada for this review copy.

The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen, Washington Square Press (Simon & Schuster), ©2010. ISBN 9781439121986(Trade paperback), 373p.(less)

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Jun 22, 2010 Jonita rated it 5 of 5 stars

Lindsey Rose feels like she's finally going to get out of her gorgeous fraternal twin sister, Alex's, shadow: after many long hours spent working at an advertising agency, she is in line for the vice presidency. She'll be the youngest vice president that her company has ever had, and she will have everything that she's ever wanted in life. One devastating night takes it all out of her grasp, and she heads home to Maryland with her tail between her legs.

Lindsey has always been labelled "the smart...more Lindsey Rose feels like she's finally going to get out of her gorgeous fraternal twin sister, Alex's, shadow: after many long hours spent working at an advertising agency, she is in line for the vice presidency. She'll be the youngest vice president that her company has ever had, and she will have everything that she's ever wanted in life. One devastating night takes it all out of her grasp, and she heads home to Maryland with her tail between her legs.

Lindsey has always been labelled "the smart one", while her sister has been labelled "the pretty one", so Lindsey decides not to tell her parents that she has lost her job and everything that she has worked so hard for, and instead decides to keep up the charade that she is scouting out a new location for her former employer.

As if living with her parents and being unemployed isn't bad enough, Lindsey is forced to become involved with Alex's wedding plans to Prince Charming. Watching her sister, who has always had everything handed to her on a silver platter, preparing to walk down the aisle nearly breaks her resolve to re-invent herself. However, when an old family secret is revealed, and when Alex faces some unexpected challenges, Lindsey and Alex discover that things are not always what they seem to be and they both come to see themselves and their role in their family in an entirely new way.

I love "The Opposite of Me"'s gorgeous cover. I mean, I'm not one to generally judge a book by its cover and all that, but it certainly helps when the cover is as appealing as this one! The picture on the cover is of the back of the heads of two women, one a brunette and one a redhead, and when we learn that Lindsey is a brunette and Alex is a redhead, it made sense. I love that it doesn't show their faces, I like being able to imagine that for myself.

Beyond the obvious cover appeal, the story itself flows effortlessly. This is at first glance a larger book (400 pages), but the story is so enticing that I couldn't put it down. I didn't find the dialogue awkward like I have in some debut books- awkward writing is one of my biggest pet peeves and usually detracts from my overall enjoyment of any book. Instead, I found a carefully plotted story with words that flowed, and it easily held my attention.

The characters in this book were especially well-developed. The emphasis is on Lindsey, and the story is from her point of view, but we do get strong glimpses into Alex's mindset. Lindsey and Alex's parents were hilarious, and they provided comic relief at the more serious parts, which helped the book to maintain its overall lighthearted tone.

The ending was predictable, but that made it no less satisfying for me. In fact, one of the things that makes me sigh wistfully at the end of the book is how good the ending was. After I was done reading The Opposite of Me, you can rest assured that there was lots of wistful sighing.

Sarah Pekkanen has written a strong debut novel, and I'm thrilled that this will not be the last we hear from her (she's already submitted the manuscript for her next book). "The Opposite of Me" is a compelling look at the complicated bond between sisters.(less)

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May 24, 2010 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Summary: Twenty-nine year old Lindsey Rose lives in the shadow of her beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. In order to get noticed, Lindsey works hard. She is the smart one, she got good grades in school, got into a great college, and has a successful job as a creative director for a New York advertising agency. One night, when she didn’t see all her hard work paying off, she makes a mistake that changes her life.

While she tries to fix her mistake, she comes back home to her parent’s house in...more

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May 12, 2010 Kaitlin rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was so glad not to have another "oh a woman in her 20s stuck in a dead end job and gives it all up, to move to somewhere exotic and find herself." I can't afford to go somewhere exotic and find myself, I want someone who discovers herself in her normal environment. Lindsey, the main character who has has a plan for her life and what happens when a mistake derails all of that, and it doesn't seem unrealistic. You move back with your parents, you have to deal with the sibling you ran away from,...more

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May 09, 2010 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010

This book employs many hallmarks of chick lit: working gal in the big city too busy for love, a best friend/sister who is perfect (or is she?), a love interest who likes said best friend/sister, and a massive career change. There's nothing revolutionary here but it's a sweet, fast read. The writing is very conversational and "cute," which I think some people would adore (I did like it) and others might not. It was pretty predictable in the way that chick lit can be (you know the ending, but you'...more

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Jun 10, 2010 Shea rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really liked this one (read it in 3 or 4 days) and I would definitely check out anything else Pekkanan writes. She's got a humorous, light style that's easy to read.
I always like to read books about sisters because I can usually related. Who does feel like we're put into two categories: the "smart" one, or the "pretty" one. What I liked about this book was that it showed those labels are always changing, and that you can be both.
I did think the book was a little predictable (how many books ab...more

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Jun 15, 2011 Jeanne Jenkins rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2011

WOW, what a wonderful book. I read it in about 4 days, mostly in bed just before falling to sleep. I must confess that I bought the book, knowing that it was about two sisters, to see if it would give me a hint as to why my sister and I don’t really get along. We live 1 ½ hours away from each other, and when I spend the weekend, we are ok for two days, but the third day is iffy. I did find out by reading The Opposite of Me that maybe we aren’t so different from all sisters. Lindsey and Alex seem...more

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Apr 29, 2011 Romancing the Book rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, contemporary

Sarah Pekkanen has written a winner with her debut novel. I laughed and I cried, which is always a good sign that I was somehow touched by a novel. I very much enjoyed the character of Lindsey. Sure there were times that I wanted to smack her upside the head to knock some sense into her when she was being particularly dense or stubborn, but she was very much a real woman and not some Barbie that does no wrong. Lindsey finds herself running home to regroup and has to deal with the family she's no...more

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Jun 17, 2010 Debbie Maskus rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book is classified as chick-lit, but I feel the classification demeans the book. This is not another one of those quickly read and forgotten whimsical chick-lit books. Pekkanen "jumps" into heady subjects such as our perspective of self based on parental opinion and our view of the meaning of success. The story centers on twins: Alex, the beauty, and Lindsey, the brain. But what if these labels are incorrect, does each girl continue living the sham? How many individuals can break that preco...more

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Apr 01, 2010 Whitney Teal rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Sep 20, 2011 Sheila rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lindsey, the 'smart' sister of fraternal twins is a successful employee of an advertising agency. She is on the cusp of being promoted to the VP position when she is suddenly overlooked. After a lapse in judgement, she is fired. She returns home to Maryland where she is afraid to tell her family and friends the truth. Lindsey has always been in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Alexis. Alexis is a successful model. Now, her sister is engaged to a handsome successful, rich man and the relations...more

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Mar 18, 2012 Caitlin Moyer rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Opposite of Me was a great, quick read that kept me turning pages and wondering what would happen next.

I don't want to give any of the plot away, but there were quite a few twists and I truly did not know which direction the book was going to take at many different points in the story.

I was thoroughly enraptured in the book for a good two days--so much so that Pekkanen's description of popcorn and honey actually sent me to the kitchen to try it--then right back to the book to devour that as...more

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Aug 09, 2011 Tara rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Mar 17, 2010 Tiffany rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-books-i-read

Lindsey has pushed herself her whole life to try to be something while living in the shadow of her sister. She knows she will never get noticed like her sister so she always strived to do well in school and work in order to be the smart sister. When Lindsey gets fired from her job she decides to move back home. Home to where the boy she has always been friends with lives, who she know has feelings for.

It is a good read about the struggles we may face in life and how it is up to us to take a "ju...more

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Feb 11, 2011 My Book Views rated it 5 of 5 stars

At the center of The Opposite of Me is a very interesting question: Are we who we are because of what we’ve been told about ourselves and who the others around us are? Lindsey always believed she was the smart one and pursued it to set herself apart from her twin who Lindsey felt was the pretty one. But is any of that true?

I absolutely fell in love with Lindsey; I related to her so much, especially at the beginning when she was still in her full-on pursuit of a promotion. The relationship betwee...more

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Jan 20, 2011 Olivia rated it 4 of 5 stars

I absoloutly adored this novel. There were a few grammar errors which always annoy me but thats just me being picky and silly. I had mixed emotions all throught the novel, happy, sad, frustrated, hurt, angry and most of all content. The story was not typical or cliche` at all which for once was a nice refreshing change! I thought the character development was very nicely done and it was well written in a way where I can tear through the pages. I don't think I have ever actually laughed at a book...more

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Mar 16, 2010 Charlotte rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Sibling rivalry can be a great motivator for us to strive for success, but it can also be an ugly, ugly thing. In The Opposite of Me, Lindsey is so consumed by her desire to differentiate herself from her twin sister, Alex, that she can't see what it has done to the most precious relationship a woman can have. A relationship with her sister. It was painfully embarrassing to read Lindsey's jealousy on paper. She had everything going for her, but her desire...more

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Mar 09, 2010 Shelby | Double Up Books rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-best-books-read

I can easily see this book as going to be one of the best that I've read in 2010. I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of it and I read it in just a few days. The story is about fraternal twin sisters, Lindsey and Alex. The story is told from Lindsey's point of view and in the first person (which I really like!).

Lindsey is a single woman working at an ad agency in NYC. She's hoping to get promoted to the open VP position when things go horribly and unexpectedly wrong. It's here that she nee...more

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Jun 21, 2011 Jen (Almost Grown-up) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

What I liked: Pekkanen’s writing is damn near perfection. Her metaphors and description are spot-on. We really get to see everything and it’s presented in a way that doesn’t feel cliched or boring. Her use of humor (especially the asides we get in Lindsey’s head) was fantastic. I literally laughed out loud. The dialogue rang true. Her characters practically came to life on the page. You need to understand what I mean here. I’m going to open to a random page and give you an example:

“A big night f...more

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Jul 27, 2010 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a book about love, relationships, failure and starting over.

The story is of two fraternal twins named Lindsey and Alex. The two girls are complete opposites in almost every way. Lindsey is the self-described ugly duckling, the smart one who is jealous of her pretty, popular, model sister. After losing her dream corporate job in New York, Lindsey moves back to her hometown. The move doesn't seem to go well in the beginning. Her sister is obviously falling for Lindsey's high-school crush...more

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The Opposite of Me

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