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Not impressed by this. Three people I know told me they had started this but not finished, I did because I wanted to know if the trite ending I suspected was coming did actually happened! I was fascinated by the condition and not surprised when I discovered that the author is a neuroscientist as her writing was gripping when talking about the Neglected Left condition and fairly poor everywhere else. The main character was difficult to like or even sympathise with and the other characters were no
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Overall, we liked this book and enjoyed reading it, though there were very mixed reviews. We enjoyed reading about the condition of Left Neglect as we were previously unaware of the condition. The author, Lisa Genova, graduated valedictorian, summa cum laude from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University, and that is very much reflected in this book. The detailing of the condition and the challenges that are faced by the protagonist are
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The Wednesday group were unanimous in awarding this book four stars as everyone had enjoyed reading it (a first for the group!), and thought it was well-written. However we did have a few reservations, for example, how everything fell neatly into place for them at the end (jobs, schools, etc.). Some of us began by disliking the protagonist but warmed towards her as she struggled with her condition. None of us had heard of this condition before and were fascinated to learn about it.
