Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Still Alice

Lisa Genova

292 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional sad medium-paced
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Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and ...

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Community Reviews

4.28
based on 23,419 reviews

Moods

emotional: 91%

sad: 87%

reflective: 53%

informative: 51%

challenging: 32%

inspiring: 22%

dark: 12%

hopeful: 12%

tense: 8%

funny: 1%

Pace

26% of readers chose fast
65% of readers chose medium
8% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

65% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

76% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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