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The Great Alone

Kristin Hannah

Start date: April 1, 2024

Finish date: April 30, 2024

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Jul 02, 2019 Meera rated it really liked it

Shelves: historical-fiction

The first half of this book felt like a slow paced psychological thriller where you knew the ticking time bomb that was Ernst could blow up any second. The second half was good but I also felt too emotionally manipulated. I enjoyed it while I was in amidst of it but in hindsight, might have been too much. Like Where the Crawdads Sing, I liked how the Alaska setting was a character in itself. ...more

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Jan 06, 2019 Eileen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: cultural, contemporary, 2019, historical-fiction, 2019genrechallenge, favorites, audiobook

What an amazing story! I was sucked in from the very beginning and couldn't put it down. The last 3.5 hours I ended up staying up until the wee hours of the morning so I could finish it. It was one challenge after another. I found myself mesmerized by the beauty and danger of Alaska and I fell in love with the people. Kristin Hannah did a great job of creating multidimensional characters that you just loved. Even though I hated her dad (and there was definitely hate there), I also felt like I un ...more

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