A review by baancs
Still Alice by Lisa Genova

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

I often fear tomorrow. What if I wake up and don’t know who my husband is? What if I don’t know where I am or recognize myself in the mirror? When will I no longer be me? Is the part of my brain that’s responsible for my unique ‘meness’ vulnerable to this disease? Or is my identity something that transcends neurons, proteins, and defective molecules of DNA? Is my soul and spirit immune to the ravages of Alzheimer’s? I believe it is.

That misery of slowly losing yourself… your knowledge, reputation, memories, and the things that make you you… // I also liked how informative this was regarding Alzheimer’s and its effects not only on the person but on everyone part of that person’s life. 

The author is actually a neuroscientist whose grandma had Alzheimer’s so I believe the descriptions and details about the disease portrayed in the book can be trusted. Who said a work of fiction can’t be both emotionally engaging and informative?

And the POV being on Alice herself… it’s like I was experiencing the disease myself and it was terrifyingly sad tbh. Not remembering the things that bring you joy, the things that you love… I never want to experience anything like that 😢