In Lisa Genova’s extraordinary New York Times bestselling novel, an accomplished woman slowly loses her thoughts and memories to Alzheimer’s disease—only to discover that each day brings a new way of living and loving. Now a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth, and Kristen Stewart!Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the … a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring, and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable detail what it’s like to literally lose your mind…
Reminiscent of A Beautiful Mind, Ordinary People, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Still Alice packs a powerful emotional punch and marks the arrival of a strong new voice in fiction.
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sad but educational
Wonderful book.
This book is about a very intelligent woman’s descent into early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. What makes this so interesting is that it is told from the aspect of the diseased victim rather than the caregivers. My Mom had dementia and I often wondered how much her brain actually processed the current. This book gave me a good insight regarding …
The book is extremely well written. Not only is the author well informed about the subject matter she writes in a way that keeps you coming back for more. One of the best reads in a long time. I started another of her books as soon as I needed this one. Wish I belonged to a book club. I wanted to discuss the questions at the end.
This is the story of early-onset Alzheimer’s from the perspective of the one with the affliction. While many of us have been close to someone with Alzheimer’s, this story makes it much easier to understand what that person was experiencing. It was difficult to put down this book.
I actually gave it four stars – don’t know why it shows five. I was somewhat annoyed with the author reminding us that the main character was a college professor. This disease is just as tragic with anyone. I felt there were some gaps in progression of the disease – although cases differ, I’ve had enough experience with some friends and family …
What a wonderful read!
This was a very interesting and moving story about early onset Alzheimer’s and how it affects the entire family. Turning 70, I have missed early onset but still wonder if Alzheimer’s will hit me.
The ending was disappointing. It just ended in the middle of a though. Maybe setting up a second book?
It was a good read especially if you have someone in your life with Alzheimer’s.
Since I have a compassion for those suffering from Altzheimer’s disease, this book was very informative of the stages a person might go through with this tragic disease. Being a professional myself, it really hits home in the areas of my life as this woman goes through the stages of her disease. I would recommend this book to everyone who feels …
Great book for anyone living with Dementia!
When I finished this book, days later, I kept wondering how Alice was doing; like she was a real person.
Mae a totally clear picture of what alzheimers does to a person an the family
I have recommended this book to many people who have a loved one with Alzheimer’s. The insights you gain from reading this are so helpful in dealing with someone with this disease. It is written in a way that is easy to read and understand and tells the story from the patient’s perspective.
This was a very realistic picture of what all Alzheimer disease is all about. It shows the struggle the family goes through as well as the patient — and how powerless we are in the face of it all.
Very well written. The author pulls you into her world.
What an excellent story, I had to stay up late to finish the book. I highly recommend.
It’s frightening to think how early your life can change from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and how quickly. That is what happens to Alice, a full professor of psychology at Harvard, one of the top specialists in linguistics in the world. An excellent teacher, she starts to falter, losing track of what she’s saying and even repeating an …
An amazing description of the steady movement of the disease. I found it breathtaking and sad. The last few chapters were rather a fairy tale ending though.