Mid-Continent Public Library discussion

by Lisa Genova

I had been interested in reading this title for a while, recently it has been made into a film staring Julianne Moore in the lead role of Alice... who subsequently went on to win Best Actress in a leading role, for her portrayal of Alice Howland.

I finished this book a few weeks ago and what a wonderful book on many levels. This book screams I want to be discussed!!


Synopsis

Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty years old, she’s a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a world-renowned expert in linguistics with a successful husband and three grown children. When she becomes increasingly disoriented and forgetful, a tragic diagnosis changes her life--and her relationship with her family and the world--forever.

At once beautiful and terrifying, Still Alice is a moving and vivid depiction of life with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease that is as compelling as A Beautiful Mind and as unforgettable as Judith Guest's Ordinary People.


Happy Reading!

Lisa.

I absolutely loved this book. It is the book I suggest everyone should read!!! Check out her other 2 books. Love Anthony and Left Neglected. She has another book coming out in April (I believe).

Me too! I have Love Anthony in my hands! I'm looking at her other titles to see about possible titles for discussion.

Her new book for April is called Inside the O'Briens ! Its on my read list for sure!

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I finished Inside the O'Briens. This one screams to be discussed. I am waiting impatiently for somebody to finish. I just want to buy the book and start handing it out.