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5★
Read this on my birthday while I still have enough marbles to appreciate how well the author illustrated Alice’s gradual disintegration with Alzheimer’s. Alice tried to leave herself reminders and notes, and I suspect I would do the same, but as you lose your memory, you may not trust your former self or even recognise that person, so perhaps it’s pointless.
Alice Howland is only 50, a Harvard professor of cognitive psychology and in a perfect position, one would think, to chronicle how she wil ...more
Read this on my birthday while I still have enough marbles to appreciate how well the author illustrated Alice’s gradual disintegration with Alzheimer’s. Alice tried to leave herself reminders and notes, and I suspect I would do the same, but as you lose your memory, you may not trust your former self or even recognise that person, so perhaps it’s pointless.
Alice Howland is only 50, a Harvard professor of cognitive psychology and in a perfect position, one would think, to chronicle how she wil ...more
I wonder if I can deal with this? I have seen first-hand what Alzheimer's does - to the afflicted and to the family. I almost think the worst is when the patient KNOWS he is not functioning mentally. The horror of it. What are we other than thinking beings, and if that ability disappears, what is left?
I have read Somebody I Used to Know: A Memoir instead. It is non-fiction and extremely good. The audiobbok performance by Rachel Atkins I have given five stars. Having so liked Mitchell's book I am ...more
I have read Somebody I Used to Know: A Memoir instead. It is non-fiction and extremely good. The audiobbok performance by Rachel Atkins I have given five stars. Having so liked Mitchell's book I am ...more
I have had the experience of working with/knowing several people with early stage and early onset Alzheimer's in support groups and this book was really well done. But, I feel like I should only give it 3 stars because it's difficult to say I really liked it when I felt so incredibly sad throughout the entire book. However, it was so well done and was such an accurate account that I went with 4 stars. In addition, I think the 4 stars is warranted because of the emotion it evoked the entire time.
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I thought I knew a lot already about Alzheimer's but there is so much more to this disease. This story comes from the point of view of Alice, the one afflicted with this terrible, incurable disease. A must read for anyone who has ever been exposed to the pain and suffering, and even for those who have not.
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I don't know if this should be 3 stars or not. I was reluctant to read this since I had a grandmother with Alzheimers, but I think it does hold a message of comfort and perhaps inspiration for those who might be dealing with the disease. There is a lot of good information here about some of the treatments. The author clearly knows her topic, and takes every opportunity to impart what she knows. As a work of fiction, though, I found it lacking in what makes a good novel. I found the beginning of
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Reading for two book groups I belong to, one in Jan. 2013 and one in April 2013.
I like alot of other reviewers found I wanted to know more about the life of Alice. I like that the author wrote about this disease from the perspective of Alice. It's sad seeing a family member going downhill from memory loss.
The book takes you from when Alice is teaching at Harvard and then over a period of two years and shows you how fast this disease can progress. You start seeing how family members and friends ...more
I like alot of other reviewers found I wanted to know more about the life of Alice. I like that the author wrote about this disease from the perspective of Alice. It's sad seeing a family member going downhill from memory loss.
The book takes you from when Alice is teaching at Harvard and then over a period of two years and shows you how fast this disease can progress. You start seeing how family members and friends ...more
This is one of those books that stays with you. Whenever I was taking breaks, I found myself counstantly thinking about it. The best word to describe it...heartwrenching. Alzheimer's is a devastating disease for both the victim and the family left behind. What I found so interesting was how it was told from the patient's perspective. It was truly eye-opening and I feel I have a much deeper understanding of the disease, the impact it has on a mind, and the destruction it leaves. I often found mys
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A lot of good reviews about this one and I was glad that it didn't disappoint. It was such a short, quick read that I didn't think it would have much "meat" to it, but it did. I felt a connection with Alice and was saddened by her descent into Alzheimers. Some of the story felt trite (ie. the youngest daughter being a disappointment to her parents), but it wasn't overly done. Too much of the story felt so true and real that I found myself empathizing with Alice and what she was going through. Ov
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I couldn't stop reading this book! A must read for everyone who is interested about what people with Alzheimer's disease experience. It opened my eyes.
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I really enjoyed this book, and plain old felt for the characters. So enjoyable.
Sep 26, 2010
Annet
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Colleen
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Karen
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