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I started this book late last night and read it straight through. Considering the subject matter (early onset Alzheimer's disease) I was somewhat surprised by the compelling nature of the story. It is told through the eyes of Alice (the one with the diagnosis) rather than through a caregiver's viewpoint. Alice is a 50 year old married woman, a professor at Harvard, with three kids who starts losing moments of her life. She chalks the lost words and missed appointments up to menopause and tried t
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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.
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