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384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781471140822
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publication date: 06 July 2007
Description
Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. A Harvard professor, she has a successful husband and three grown children. She soon finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of Alzheimer's Disease. Her short-term memory may be ...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,812 reviews
Moods
sad 88%
reflective 55%
informative 51%
challenging 32%
inspiring 21%
dark 13%
hopeful 13%
tense 8%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Dementia, Chronic illness, Terminal illnessModerate
Suicidal thoughts, SuicideMinor
Alcoholism, Death of parent, Pregnancy384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781471140822
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publication date: 06 July 2007
Description
Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. A Harvard professor, she has a successful husband and three grown children. She soon finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of Alzheimer's Disease. Her short-term memory may be ...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,812 reviews
Moods
sad 88%
reflective 55%
informative 51%
challenging 32%
inspiring 21%
dark 13%
hopeful 13%
tense 8%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Chronic illness, Terminal illnessModerate
Suicidal thoughts, SuicideMinor
Alcoholism, Death of parent, Pregnancy