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rachelmace_22's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really touching book, and very accurately depicts the emotions associated with Alzheimer's.
regina_confettibookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
Very sweet but quickly forgettable. Apropos for a novel about a nice lady with early-onset dementia.
lisa_bergin's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful book about a woman with early onset alzheimers. Made me laugh and cry. Highly recommended
belcherbird's review against another edition
5.0
As I started reading this book, I was convinced it was going to break my heart and very nearly stopped reading but I'm glad I kept going! This was a beautiful book that tackles Alzheimer's so very well. A beautiful story of the love between a mother and her children. And instead of it making me cry, it made me smile!
mariellopez's review against another edition
2.0
Forgettable book. Not one I’d look back on a remember what the premise was or anything. Kind of ironic considering what the books is about lol.
uptoolatereading's review against another edition
4.0
A bit confusing at first but then that sets the scene as the main character is suffering from alzheimers so you certainly get an insight right from the start. The story follows Claire and her family as they deal with this and we see their pov as they fill in a memory book. All members of the family were affected in different ways. The narrative was very clever in that it really highlighted how Claire switched from lucidity to muddled in the blink of an eye. I really felt for Greg who went from being the love of Claires life to a strange man living in the house. All in all this was an insightful look into the world of alzheimers. It was a little ray of sunshine in a gloomy situation.
sairs_21's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a wonderful story to read emotional in parts whilst uplifting too. I found myself getting emotional and needing the tissues to hand in parts so be warned!
The story is about a lady called Claire who suffers with Alzheimer’s disease which not only addresses the issue and the character suffering from it but includes the view points of other members of the family. I loved this format and found it lovely to be able to read about how the disease affects other members of the family not just the main character that lives with it. The author tackles a difficult subject matter that has been highlighted in the news earlier this year and does so with such sensitivity, emotion and understanding that it completely captivated me. I struggled to put the book down and was sad when it ended but happy with how it ended.
I loved reading about the relationship Claire has with her daughters especially with her youngest daughter Esther and I hope I can have that kind of relationship with my children when I have them. I love the whole idea of a memory book and not just for people with such a debilitating disease but for families to do together to record their memories together. It has inspired me to want to start doing something like this for myself.
It deals with the issues not only relating to Alzheimer’s disease but also other issues that families deal with on a day to day basis. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and think it is one that will strike a chord with many other people.
I can not recommend this book highly enough to everyone! It is a truly heartfelt amazing story and one I am sure lots of people will enjoy and understand in a personal way!
The story is about a lady called Claire who suffers with Alzheimer’s disease which not only addresses the issue and the character suffering from it but includes the view points of other members of the family. I loved this format and found it lovely to be able to read about how the disease affects other members of the family not just the main character that lives with it. The author tackles a difficult subject matter that has been highlighted in the news earlier this year and does so with such sensitivity, emotion and understanding that it completely captivated me. I struggled to put the book down and was sad when it ended but happy with how it ended.
I loved reading about the relationship Claire has with her daughters especially with her youngest daughter Esther and I hope I can have that kind of relationship with my children when I have them. I love the whole idea of a memory book and not just for people with such a debilitating disease but for families to do together to record their memories together. It has inspired me to want to start doing something like this for myself.
It deals with the issues not only relating to Alzheimer’s disease but also other issues that families deal with on a day to day basis. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and think it is one that will strike a chord with many other people.
I can not recommend this book highly enough to everyone! It is a truly heartfelt amazing story and one I am sure lots of people will enjoy and understand in a personal way!
shell74's review against another edition
5.0
Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars
‘Everything I attempt is fraught with the possibility of failure. And yet I am still me, at the moment. My mind is still me. When will the day come that I am not me anymore?’
The Day We Met took me on an emotional roller coaster ride while I commiserated along with Claire, Greg, Ruth, and Caitlin. They all had to come to terms with the devastating disease that was overtaking a fiercely independent and brilliant woman in the prime of her life.
“I think it’s love that lasts. It’s love that remembers us. It’s love that is left, when we are gone.”
Originally titled The Memory Book and released in the UK in 2014, I thought author Rowan Coleman did a fantastic job of giving us readers an honest take on how Alzheimer’s Disease affects families. This is a novel filled with extreme highs and lows, in terms of emotions and events. There were scenes that took my breath away with their beauty and poignancy, and then there were awkward, heartbreaking scenes that made me sad and almost uncomfortable with their realism.
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‘Everything I attempt is fraught with the possibility of failure. And yet I am still me, at the moment. My mind is still me. When will the day come that I am not me anymore?’
The Day We Met took me on an emotional roller coaster ride while I commiserated along with Claire, Greg, Ruth, and Caitlin. They all had to come to terms with the devastating disease that was overtaking a fiercely independent and brilliant woman in the prime of her life.
“I think it’s love that lasts. It’s love that remembers us. It’s love that is left, when we are gone.”
Originally titled The Memory Book and released in the UK in 2014, I thought author Rowan Coleman did a fantastic job of giving us readers an honest take on how Alzheimer’s Disease affects families. This is a novel filled with extreme highs and lows, in terms of emotions and events. There were scenes that took my breath away with their beauty and poignancy, and then there were awkward, heartbreaking scenes that made me sad and almost uncomfortable with their realism.
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