Book Review – The Opposite Of Me

I recently had the pleasure of reading a book called ” The Opposite Of Me” by Sarah Pekkanen.  It was an interesting story about sisterhood and identity.  It made me laugh out loud and I couldn’t put it down.   I’ve decided to share with you a little blurb from the book that I found really interesting.  It’s about the evolution of our identity.  Don’t worry it doesn’t spoil the story.  Enjoy!:

“So you reinvented yourself.” said Lindsey.  “That’s incredible. To think that you changed everything.”

“I think we are constantly reinventing ourselves.  First we change from babies into little kids, and then teenagers, which are a whole separate species that probably belong in a zoo.  We barely have a chance to try out being young adults before there’s pressure on us to find a partner and a new identity as a couple, and then most of us turn into parents.  The next thing you know time is moving faster and faster and middle age is upon us.  Those of us who have kids are dropping them off at college, and the rest of us are looking at strangers in the mirror with crow’s-feet and gray hair, and wondering how we’ve managed to morph overnight into our parents.  But I think if we don’t fight too hard, if we don’t cling to the person we used to be and instead let go of the paralyzing fear and turn into who we were meant to be next, it’s easier.” said May.