Still Alice

We were in Boston, and I had completed the book I had brought - it had become pretty compelling, so I was unable to leave it for the flight home!! We were downtown at the Expo, which is connected to the Prudential Center, which is connected to the mall. And there was not a children's play place - except in Barnes and Noble - so we headed over there.

Well, being stuck in a book store is not such a bad thing. I browsed the stacks of "new fiction," "new paperbacks," "staff recommendations" but couldn't anything that struck my fancy.

I saw this title. Eliza said a friend of hers had read it and thought it good. I read the back cover and it sounded like something I would like to read. It's a story about a brilliant Harvard professor who comes to discover that she has early-onset Alzheimer's.

It was a very compelling read. (I use that word a lot - but I can't find another word that describes a book you just keep reading - instead of doing other things you ought to be doing!!) I am impressed at the number of authors in the various fields of science and medicine who come up with interesting plot lines and take the time to write books. This author is a neuro-scientist, so the book really rings true.

But it's also a very human story, and it is well-written. The pacing is effective - you find yourself getting sadder and sadder as the story progresses. I will not spoil it with the plot development, but the author has very effectively drawn the reader into the lives of Alice and her family.

Give it a read - and let me know what you think!! (The reviews I read online were basically in agreement with me - so they must be right!!)