What a funny little novel this is. I am a huge fan of Gene Wilder and this definitely reads like the sort of thing the guy behind the screenplay for one of the greatest comedies in film history (Young Frankenstein) would write, but it has a twisted, broken darkness ribboned through it that at times almost made me think I was in the middle of a David Lynch fantasy."Something To Remember You By" is indeed "A perilous romance." Corporal Tom Cole, a heroic medic recently reassigned to special forces in the midst of WWII has fallen in love with the lovely Anna. Theirs is a delicate but deep courtship, almost love at first sight. But when Anna mysteriously disappears and none of the things she's told him about her life turn out to be true Tom is left with a broken heart and countless questions.Will they find each other again and what is Anna's true story? Honestly having read the book I can't tell what the answers are to these questions. Its a bit like "Radio Flyer" or "Shakespeare in Love." I want to believe that the little boy flew off in the wagon and Viola really did get shipwrecked at the end but something tells me that Mr. Wilder's tale of fanciful, romantic daring do in the midst of war torn Europe might be just that, a fantasy dreamed up by a man who has lost everything.Definitely worth the read and hats off to Mr. Wilder for messing with my brain a bit while still making me long for the happy ending he may or may not have written. Something to Remember You by is absolutely wonderful. Gene Wilder takes a look at a devastating period of time and transforms it into a beautiful Romance! I am quite impressed. Never before have I read such a continuously heart wrenching book about the time of Hitlers reign. From the beginning to the end this book draws your attention gracefully from page one. I would definitely recommend this book!
very simple story, something a grade school student could write. overall didn't seem very romantic.
—nera
World War II story of romance and rescue. Nice story with a quick ending.
—TrueKnightFA
Not my favorite by Mr. Wilder. Maybe my expectations were a tad too high.
—Looza
Interesting. Nothing spectacular war story.
—nupurbarua
the dialogue killed it for me
—youneverknow
