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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
A five star book all the way to the last half of the last chapter. A very well written story, and even the switch from first person to second person was deftly handled. A perfect book save for the Matlock ending.
Great concept for a thriller: a surgeon with Alzheimer's doesn't remember killing her best friend. Why would she do it? I thought the book was great right up to the tacked on Perry Mason confession. Yes, we want to know what happened, but the way it spilled out wasn't in keeping with the characters. A third person narrator could have told us in an epilogue. That would have been chilling, instead of "really?!"
I liked this book a lot until the ending, which was expected. The redeeming quality of this book is that it affords us a look inside the mind of a person who is suffering from Alzheimer's. It is frightening to imagine this disease taking a hold of you. This is an account of a brilliant orthopedic surgeon's rapid mental decline. I also suggest "Still Alice" if you want more of this genre.
Ms. LaPlante is masterful at painting a picture of the utter chaos and ethos of a condemned mind. The reader is at times distressed at the plight of literally losing your mind and at other times nostalgic at the thought of reliving some of your most precious moments. In the end, the road that leads to a mind that betrays you is heartbreaking. Weaved into this story is a little mystery, a little murder, a little revenge.
Unique. A 64 year-old doctor has dementia and is suspected of murder. We switch from present to past to her own unreality while
the police try to solve the murder.
the police try to solve the murder.
Great, very suspenseful book in the vein of of "Before I Go To Sleep" (SJ Watson) but with an even more unreliable narrator.
Better than I thought it would be, gotta admit. Sharp, unsentimental musings, heartbreaking confusion, and a slowly revealed, compelling mystery. Some surprisingly uncomfortable and honest reflections on motherhood.
In addition to not really enjoying a single character, I felt this was a slow and uninteresting read. For a book considered to be a murder mystery, there was nothing leading me to the edge of my seat beckoning me to read on. Also, I feel when working with a subject matter as depressing as dementia, the author needs to work even harder at the above elements for readers to endure experiencing such an awful condition. The fact that the author at least captured the ability to give a better understanding of what it must feel like to have dementia is the only reason why this book received two stars instead of barely one.
quick read and interesting point of view. The unreliable narrator drives the suspense as the story reaches it's surprising resolution.
Much like Still Alice, LaPlante helps us understand even a smidge of what that world is like. Good narrative, quick read.