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I did not think I would like this book. The entire story is completely from Alice's POV and is basically her day to day life as she slowly loses her memory. So it is very repetitive at times. None of this sounded interesting to me. But thanks to a reading challenge I had to read it. Now I am so glad I did. Once I started the audiobook I could not stop listening. Watching such a strong, intelligent, happy woman slowly deteriorate was heartbreaking. The scene when she couldn't find her own bathroo
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I got hooked on this book from the very beginning. Family drama, set at a university--and even better, Harvard University, meaning it took place in Cambridge, MA, a city I once lived in and love. As Alice's story continued I became more and more engrossed. The book is not particularly literary--the writing is nothing special, but it was Genova's first novel, and she's a neuroscientist, so I'll cut her some slack. It was nice knowing her information on Alzheimer's was solid. Genova does a great j
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Although this book focused on a woman slowly coming to grips with her diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's Disease, I found many parallels to the last couple months of my mom's life, as the cancer that started in her lungs eventually moved to her brain and robbed her of lucidity and awareness, much as it did Alice. The restlessness, constant difficulty finding things, inability to express what exactly it was she was looking for, all of that felt so familiar. Thankfully, Mom never lost recognitio
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This book is so so good. I cried quite a few times. The author does an amazing job of giving life to the problem of Alzheimer’s. The book is told from Alice’s perspective, who is suffering from the disease. In some instances, she sets a scene & then two seconds later, she sets the scene again as if it never happened the first time. It’s as if the reader is also loosing their mind just like Alice. So effective. Halfway through the book, she changes from using people’s names to using descriptive w
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I started this book last night and cannot put it down. Such a great storyline about the main character developing early-onset Alzheimer's and her (as well as her family's) struggles with the disease. Less than 24 hours later, I'm finished. This was such an amazing read -- and really gives you a glimpse into what alzheimer's is like in both the firsthand experience and those around you. I'd highly recommend.
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Confieso que vi primero la peli y, como me quedé con ganas de más, busqué el libro. No quiero compararlos, el libro me dio ese extra que me hizo falta en la peli. A pesar de todo, me gustó mucho el personaje del esposo y Lydia brilla mucho. Además el hecho de que sea lingüista me llegó a mi corazón.
Loved it...written so beautifully and great conversation with the author at the end. Having just lost my grandma to Alzheimer's, I am amazed more than ever by my Grandpa and this is just an amazing insight into a not-yet-curable disease.
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In the readers' guide in the back of the book, the author states that Still Alice has "given readers a new awareness and sensitivity to the realities of living with Alzheimer's." Yes, that's it in a nutshell. No, I can't say this is a monumental piece of literature in terms of writing or plot (though I must admit that it sucked me in from page one and I could hardly put it down; this book is readable, that's for sure). But the insights it gave on a disease that is so widespread and yet so taboo
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