![]() ![]() The story begins with the book’s path to publication. In fact, the book ends on a hopeful note.īut there’s controversy surrounding that hopeful ending. Terrifying, yes, but not depressing, and surprisingly beautiful. ![]() (I had similar fears about The Sweetness of Forgetting and The Geography of Memory, both of which I loved. Because of my family’s history with Alzheimer’s disease, I was afraid it would hit too close to home and be horribly depressing. I was hesitant to read this novel, which has been described as uncannily realistic: the novel tells the story of Alice Howland, a 50-year-old Harvard professor who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. My free Oyster trial gave me the nudge I needed to read it now instead of someday. I added Lisa Genova’s Still Alice to my TBR list last year, but didn’t read it until a few weeks ago. ![]()
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