{"id":24549,"date":"2015-06-25T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=24549"},"modified":"2015-06-20T10:09:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T15:09:55","slug":"still-alice-by-lisa-genova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/still-alice-by-lisa-genova\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Alice by Lisa Genova"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/em><\/a>\"still<\/a>Still Alice<\/a><\/em> by Lisa Genova has been on my list of books to read since it was published in 2009. Recently, the audiobook<\/a> version of the book arrived at the Davenport Public Library and I eagerly checked it out. \u00a0I wanted to read it before I watched the movie version of Still Alice<\/em>, which stars Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth and Kristen Stewart. \u00a0The DVD of Still Alice<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is available at the library too.<\/p>\n

Still Alice<\/em> is the story of a Harvard psychology professor named Alice Howland. \u00a0Alice specializes in linguistics. \u00a0She was a student at Harvard and has taught there for over two decades. \u00a0Alice met her husband John at Harvard where he is a professor of biology. \u00a0They have three grown children: Anna, Tom and Lydia. \u00a0Anna is a lawyer and Tom is a doctor which makes Alice very proud. \u00a0Lydia refuses to go to college and is pursuing an acting career. \u00a0Alice worries about Lydia’s future which causes tension between mother and daughter.<\/p>\n

At a conference, Alice begins to have trouble remembering words. \u00a0She notices other problems with her memory and consults with her doctor. \u00a0Still uneasy after her doctor visit, she sees a neurologist. \u00a0Alice is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s.<\/p>\n

It is quickly apparent why this novel was a best seller. \u00a0This brilliant scholar slowly begins to lose her memory, her lifestyle and her sense of self. \u00a0I believe that listening to this book on audiobook was more powerful since I could hear the doctor diagnosis Alice with Alzheimer’s disease and I easily imagined what it would it would be like to be Alice. \u00a0The majority of the book is filled with conversations between Alice and those around her so this book made an excellent audiobook. \u00a0Alice and her family learn to make adjustments in their routine and adapt to Alice’s changing mind. \u00a0Even though this book is heartbreaking it is also a beautiful story of strength and the human spirit.<\/p>\n

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