I am currently reading a book by Eco ....i cannot say that i really like his style... too very non comittal for my taste.... but the story by in itself is very fascinating . Its about this chap who has an accident and loses his memory...whats so great u ask?? well the catch is he remembers everything thjat he has ever read ...but he cannot remember any thing about his own personal life!!! Yup...i was pretty hooked... I tried to imagine what it would be like not to remember anything unpleasant...wow!!! i thinkl... i mean i dont have to keep rewinding my father's death in my head... the fight that i had with him before he died... the really awful feedback that i got from the first ever publisher that i sent my verses to.... the godawful fight that i ve had with my husband...the really embarassing moments that make u want to die...i mean really die when u think of them.... the pain of childbirth.But then i think again ...will it really be that great ?? How horrible will it be not to remember the loads of fun that i had at school with my friends...college...the rush and thrill of exams, cutting classes.... singing on stage .... my first job...my first salary...how proud my mom and dad were then!!! The first time i saw my baby ..all pink and shrivelled up...but sooooooo mine!!! There was this really poignant moment in the book where this guy asks his wife if they make love and whether they liked it still.... It was then that it struck me how awful it would be not to know anything about your partner ...and your relationship with each other ....brrrrrr....gave me the chills... no thank you...iam very very happy with my memories good and bad!!!