Received a copy of Still Alice by Lisa Genova through the First Reads Giveaway program in exchange for an honest review In Cambridge Massachusetts Alice Howland is a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard while her husband John is a cancer cell biologist who conveniently also works at the same un...
If I had to sum up this book in one sentence, the sentence that springs to mind is: this is the best book I’ve ever read, that I never, ever want to read again. It was an intense book. Extremely well written, but probably the scariest book I have ever read in my life. Seriously, put this book up ag...
Reading this was just as deeply moving and poignant as this video. I only know a bare minimum of the essentials about dementia and what it entails. Alzheimer's disease is accurately portrayed by Genova which strengthens many aspects of her book. The riotous emotions and feelings Alice goes through i...
Is the part of my brain that's responsible for my unique 'me-ness' 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.I read this book for three reasons...
Still Alice is a fantastic book. If you've ever wanted to know what it's like to lose your memory, read this book. It is insightful and touching. I couldn't put it down.
A Harvard professor copes with the deterioration of her memory after she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.Alice’s own answers were like soap bubbles… They drifted away from her quickly and in dizzying directions, requiring enormous strain and concentration to track.This book explores the me...
Wow. I read this one in one sitting because I couldn't put it down.I was feeling ALL the feels with this one. I liked that it is told from the perspective of a woman that is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. I know what it's like to watch a loved one suffer from the symptoms caused ...
"Still Alice" is the fictional story of Alice Howland, a Harvard professor of psychology who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. The book was absolutely fascinating, wonderfully written... but it was such a difficult read, emotionally. The story is told from Alice's point of view, the view of...
I read this for my book club. It is not the type of book I would normally pick up (part of the reason I joined the book club.) I ended up liking it a lot. Alice is just about to turn 50. She has three adult children and is a professor of psychology at Harvard (where her husband is also a profess...
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