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Still Alice

By Lisa Genova

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Book Review: Still Alice by Lisa Genova Share

My mother recommended this book to me a couple years ago, and a copy of it has been collecting dust on my bookshelf ever since. I was told it’s such a great book, but the subject matter scared me a little. I wasn’t keen on reading such a depressing s ... (read full critics)

blogcritics published on Thu, 17 Mar 2011

STILL ALICE

Comments ( -) Add to My Stories This remarkable first novel about a 50-year-old woman's descent into early onset Alzheimer's is frightening to read, especially for those who have experienced the odd 'senior moment'. A Harvard professor specialising i ... (read full critics)

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A touching and harrowing book about a brilliant Harvard professor who discovers she has early onset Alzheimers. This book will touch you and leave you in tears. As someone who has a history of the disease in my family, it also left me wondering what I would do if it happened to me.

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Heather Landry said on Sep 1, 2009 | Add your feedback

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I tend to enjoy a novel more if it's written by a scientist (or even an engineer), partly because I feel that I apparently understand them better. There's no colossal emotional undulation in this novel but the readers easily empathize with and feel emotionally attached to the protagonist, Alice (a H ... (continue)

I tend to enjoy a novel more if it's written by a scientist (or even an engineer), partly because I feel that I apparently understand them better. There's no colossal emotional undulation in this novel but the readers easily empathize with and feel emotionally attached to the protagonist, Alice (a Harvard Prof. of Psychology). Though it's a novel, I've learnt a lot about early-onset Alzheimer's disease both medically and emotionally. Through the point of view of Alice, we learn about her steady decline in her memory and cognitive status. It's probably especially hard for an intelligent individual to lose all of their superior capabilities. I find some comfort that Alice has got closer to her youngest daughter Lydia after her disease was disclosed. The husband, John, may represent the painful reality and he seemed to place more importance to his work than his wife. At times, we feel that he still loved his wife but more often he seemed very selfish. We probably need a novel narrated from his (caregiver's) point of view.
At the end, one doesn't feel too sad nor depressive even though the reality is harsh to deal with.

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Yip Kin said on Aug 3, 2011 | Add your feedback

A must read!!!

This book gave me great insight to an individual living with early onset Alzheimer's disease. A definate greay read!!!

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Susanne said on Jun 19, 2011 | Add your feedback

This is a great book. Having lost a relative to Alzheimer’s, I could feel the fear, confusion and panic that Alice was going through.

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Lgpitre said on Oct 31, 2010 | Add your feedback

Early On-Set Alzheimer's

It took me the first couple chapters to get into this story, but once I got past that I really enjoyed the book. It was a bit scary, the way you followed along as this womans disease progressed, but interesting and informative the whole way through.

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Angela Dutton Vranish said on Jul 27, 2009 | Add your feedback

I enjoyed evry single minute of this book. I could not put it down. It is an eye-opening yet scary book about Alzheimer's. I put my life into perspective and is part of the reason I am changing into a better, more optimistic and caring person. Read it, you won't regret it!

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iamsamscrapper said on Jul 23, 2009 | Add your feedback