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A review by jessicaharleee
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was entirely too long, too descriptive, and too repetitive for, like, over 300 pages.
We get it, her dad is an abusive jackass, her mom’s never leaving, and Alaska is scary.
I thought the last ~100 pages were great. I was literally screaming when Leni admitted her involvement in her dad’s death. I cried when she and Matthew reunited. I cried during Cora’s memorial.
We get it, her dad is an abusive jackass, her mom’s never leaving, and Alaska is scary.
I thought the last ~100 pages were great. I was literally screaming when Leni admitted her involvement in her dad’s death. I cried when she and Matthew reunited. I cried during Cora’s memorial.
All that being said, historical fiction is clearly not for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: War and Pregnancy