luminaryleah 's review for:

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is exquisite. Such an incredible combination— beautifully written, imagistic, research based, with complex characters and historical context. I read this book ravenously. If you enjoy strong female leads, stories of loss, grief, and survival— pick up this book. Easily the best book I’ve read of the year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail