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sksrenninger's review against another edition
3.0
The writing was a little more finessed than Still Alice, but the plot was also more predictable. There was no real conflict except for the stress and the car accident at the real beginning. Interesting for a while, but I quickly got antsy and skimmed the second half.
mslenakay's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. I did find a few things about "Left Neglect" confusing. Sometimes it felt to me as if there were things off to the left that she could see and sometimes she couldn't.
I felt it was also a little longer than it needed to be.
All in all a good book with an important lesson.
I felt it was also a little longer than it needed to be.
All in all a good book with an important lesson.
fkshg8465's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Story was good enough, and characters were likable enough. But it was took too long to tell the story, and like every Harvard MBA I know, the protagonist took every opportunity to remind the reader she went to Harvard for her MBA. It got old fast. On the positive side, I learned about a disability I’ve never heard of before.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, Body horror, Death of parent, Ableism, Car accident, Child death, and Chronic illness
_cataluminium_'s review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I liked Still Alice by the same author, this was very similar in terms of the focus on family dynamics in the face of a life changing moment. However, I did not understand the significance of the dream sequences throughout the book.
stepanana's review
4.0
I really liked her first book Still Alice -- I love how she is so real in her descriptions of these neurological disorders but never goes over the reader's head with jargon. The descriptions don't take away from the story -- which is beautiful and heartfelt. A lovely read.
mel_keeps_reading's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
justjoel's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sweetbabyray1's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5