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The Great Alone: A Novel
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#1 New York Times Instant Bestseller
In Kristin Hannah's The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature.
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I must’ve read a different book. In found it overwrought and repetitive and almost a bit boring. For such a difficult topic and such a beautiful landscape as Alaska is, the author didn’t really bring it home. I almost stopped reading it and only finished since it was a book club pick. I actually ended up scanning whole sections to get through it.
I gave it 6 stars only because the topic is important and I loved Large Marge so much.
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I loved this. I couldn’t put it down. When I was at work, I was distressed because I wasn’t reading it. I devoured it. The story was not what I expected and better than I could have hoped. It was wonderful.
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DNF
This book started out somewhat promising but the delivery was just boring throughout the first half (which is as far as I got)
The mom and daughter are forced to move to Alaska with the dad because he’s unable to face his trauma and believe that moving into the wild will fix himself. Surprise surprise it doesn’t. He’s abusive towards his wife and she accepts it because…. love. Jesus. And that’s really all that happens.
The dad keeps complaining about his mistakes and insecurities, and takes it out on his wife through physical abuse. If she actually tried to get away (more than when she and Leny tried to get away) I would’ve enjoyed the story more. Or if the dad actually tried to be better. But it felt that the cycle kept repeating in the story to the point where I lost interest.
This book started out somewhat promising but the delivery was just boring throughout the first half (which is as far as I got)
The mom and daughter are forced to move to Alaska with the dad because he’s unable to face his trauma and believe that moving into the wild will fix himself. Surprise surprise it doesn’t. He’s abusive towards his wife and she accepts it because…. love. Jesus. And that’s really all that happens.
The dad keeps complaining about his mistakes and insecurities, and takes it out on his wife through physical abuse. If she actually tried to get away (more than when she and Leny tried to get away) I would’ve enjoyed the story more. Or if the dad actually tried to be better. But it felt that the cycle kept repeating in the story to the point where I lost interest.
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This book keeps you on your toes wanting to know what happens next constantly. Excellent writing!
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Alaska may seem like a great destination to some but this book will open your eyes to the struggle people face living off the land there. A mixture of heart ache and love created this wonderful book.
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