384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781471140822
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publication date: 06 July 2007
Description
Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. A Harvard professor, she has a successful husband and three grown children. She soon finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of Alzheimer's Disease. Her short-term memory may be ...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,624 reviews
Moods
sad 89%
reflective 53%
informative 50%
challenging 30%
inspiring 21%
dark 14%
hopeful 11%
tense 8%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Chronic illness, Terminal illnessModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parentMinor
Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Car accident
384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781471140822
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publication date: 06 July 2007
Description
Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. A Harvard professor, she has a successful husband and three grown children. She soon finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of Alzheimer's Disease. Her short-term memory may be ...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,624 reviews
Moods
sad 89%
reflective 53%
informative 50%
challenging 30%
inspiring 21%
dark 14%
hopeful 11%
tense 8%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 74% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Chronic illness, Terminal illnessModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parentMinor
Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Car accident