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The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

41 reviews

vanesst's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Car accident, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

momsmagicreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Medical content, Pregnancy, Vomit, Addiction, Car accident, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

heidishartrandnewell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Body shaming, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Racism, Religious bigotry, and War

kaestrong's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Kristin Hannah does something unbelievably touching in this story. From the first page you know it's going to be a great story and it delivers on that promise, 110%. A MUST read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Death, Alcoholism, Cancer, Abandonment, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

felicianeedles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Vomit, Cancer, and Pregnancy

halsey_klingel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, Blood, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment and Car accident

casideea's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

This book turned out to be much different than I thought it would be. It well balanced between Alaska details/nature and Leni’s thoughts and emotions - I don’t care for too much scenery/nature description (Where the Crawdads Sing).

The ending was okay. As other reviews mention, it felt a bit like a Lifetime movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal death

Minor: Cancer and War

kmsander4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

What a beautiful, tragic story. Kristin Hannah weaves a truly picturesque tale of love and loss. She explores grief and heartbreak from every possible angle set against the breathtaking Alaskan landscape.

It's so easy to be drawn into Leni's world. To feel her fear, her anger, her joy, and her love. You fall in love with character after character and will find yourself dreaming of those long Alaskan summer nights (not so much those dark winter nights though...).

If you told me this story was a biography, I would believe you, in a heartbeat - the mark of an excellent historical novel. I will - without a doubt - be returning to one of Kristin Hannah's worlds soon. She's too good not to be celebrated far and wide!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Murder, Animal death, War, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, and Cancer

bonchoix's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed the majority of the book but the last part really ruined it for me. It felt rushed, unrealistic, and unbelievable. I think it would have been a better book without the last ten chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: War, Pregnancy, Addiction, and Alcoholism