A review by madelinedalton
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The beginning was slow and the plot devices used at the end felt very contrived, but I otherwise had a good time reading this. 

I also found Large Marge to be a problematic caricature of Black women that relied on harmful stereotypes. Especially knowing that the author is white, it made me uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Death, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence