A review by scraig04018
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I wish there were more than 5 stars. I wish that my words were eloquent enough to describe just how beautiful this book is. My first book by thus author and was hooked. The characters tug at your heart. You want to hug each of them, the setting and plot is beautiful but dark and frightful. But, the community and acceptance is beautiful. I cannot say enough, this is one of my top 5 ever read and I will be reading it again to find things I've missed! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Pregnancy, Death, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence

As many trigger warnings as there are. Thus is a story of survival and finding one's voice. It's beautiful.