This novel revolves around Alice Howland, a 50 year old Harvard professor, researcher, lecturer, wife and mother to three successful grown children. Alice is at the top of her game and very satisfied with her accomplishments and her life. Then Alice starts to forgets things, she doesn't suspect anything too terrible, maybe menopause symptoms or too much stress, but eventually when Alice can't make her way home after an exercise run she decides to get herself checked out. This is a touching story but also a little terrifying. Alice is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Genova tells the story from Alice's point of view and although there are many times you want to cry, the way her relationships with her family evolve are heart warming. The author is a neuro-scientist and sometimes her writing sounds like a neuro-scientist but "Still Alice" is a great story. Warning -- it will make you question your moments of middle-aged forgetfulness!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Still Alice/Lisa Genova/292 pages
This novel revolves around Alice Howland, a 50 year old Harvard professor, researcher, lecturer, wife and mother to three successful grown children. Alice is at the top of her game and very satisfied with her accomplishments and her life. Then Alice starts to forgets things, she doesn't suspect anything too terrible, maybe menopause symptoms or too much stress, but eventually when Alice can't make her way home after an exercise run she decides to get herself checked out. This is a touching story but also a little terrifying. Alice is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Genova tells the story from Alice's point of view and although there are many times you want to cry, the way her relationships with her family evolve are heart warming. The author is a neuro-scientist and sometimes her writing sounds like a neuro-scientist but "Still Alice" is a great story. Warning -- it will make you question your moments of middle-aged forgetfulness!
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