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Dec 14, 2023lyndasclater rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Another great book by Lisa Genova!
May 03, 2023
Gretch
Dec 28, 2020BUZZINGBEE rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
a heart-ripping "story" written by Lisa. Written with such compassion, superb description of the involuntary movements of Huntingtons (and the impact this has on family and patient.), the toll it takes on all the family and friends. The…
Mar 28, 2020ClaireG_1 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Another thoughtful and heartwrenching book by Lisa Genova. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. "Still Alice" is still my favourite book by her, though.
Aug 26, 2019
Tea & Talk Book Club / February 2017
Mar 24, 2019SUSAN LOGEMAN rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I loved this book but the ending suggests a future book. Lisa Genova writes with such compassion and detail. Still Alice was one of my favourite books. She looks at the diagnosis and the disease and sees it from more than one point of…
Oct 08, 2018firefly5 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A very well written story about a terrible disease. I loved the O'Briens as a family. Everyone was so real I felt as though I knew them personally. Reading this book there were passages that were laugh out loud funny, and other parts…
Aug 16, 2018SCL_AdultSummerGame rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Raw and real. This novel explores the diagnosis of a terminal disease on a hard-working family and the fall out that ensues. Heartbreaking but at the same time hopeful as to what the human spirit can endure. The author is able to write…
Jun 20, 2018natcin7 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
May 13 2015 Lisa Genova, the acclaimed best-selling author of "Still Alice," has done it again. In this novel she explores the ramifications of a diagnosis of Huntington's disease on a close-knit Irish, Catholic family living in…
May 23, 2018
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's about a family finding strength when faced with a cruel disease. I lived in Boston and the essence of the city is captured brilliantly. Read in in three days; easy read - page turner.
Jul 06, 2017JCLColleenO rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Joe O'Brien is an officer for the Boston Police Department, husband to Rosie, and father to four offspring when he finds out the most devastating news of his life. He's gene positive for Huntington's Disease. After a few too many mishaps,…
May 02, 2017JoSandra rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Good read by author of "Still Alice". Explores effects of H.D. on a contemporary Boston Family. Seems to be part of a new genre of "DNA" themed stories, like Still Alice, Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, etc.
Mar 16, 2017
A rich study in how each individual family member deals with a shocking diagnosis of an hereditary disease. Will he/she be tested? Then want to know the result? How do they cope with the distress of watching their husband and father…
Mar 16, 2017MHanover10 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is a really heart wrenching book to read. Huntington's disease is such a horrible disease the way it attacks the body and the person has no control over what is happening. It also hits so young. There is so little known about the…
Feb 10, 2017susan_findlay rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Compelling story of a family dealing with Huntington's disease in multiple generation: from the protagonist experiencing symptoms and getting diagnosed to his realization that his mother had it to his children choosing whether or not to…
Jan 15, 2017star13fire rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I've read Still Alice, Left Neglected and Inside the O'Brien's. Inside the O'Brien's is definitely the strongest story. This is the one that I will re-read at a slower pace. The novel is so gripping that I raced through it the first…
Sep 17, 2016Riddlereads rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
For lovers of realistic fiction, this is a wonderful story of a family and their struggles with a frightening diagnosis. Genova's medical knowledge is impressive, and she's a wonderful writer as well.
Aug 31, 2016duckster rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I have yet to be disappointed by Lisa Genova. This is the story of a family's experience with Huntington's disease. It kept me interested throughout, with good characters, and I learned along the way. Recommended
Jul 03, 2016
I loved the family dynamics in this story and how each person in the family confronted this horrible disease. I'd never read anything by this author before but I came away from it feeling like I understood Huntington's Disease and how it…
Apr 27, 2016lpreston214 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Quick read about a family who unknowingly have Huntington's disease. Joe was always told his mother drank herself to death but when he is diagnosed with HD he thinks back and realizes this is not true. Now his family must cope not only…
Mar 08, 2016georgiag829 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
What a well-written story about this terrible disease. My neighbor recommended it because her son has the disease in the early stages and this book really explained well the emotional and physical toll it takes on not just the person who…
Mar 03, 2016loonylovesgood rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Like Still Alice, this was not a lighthearted read, but it was gripping nevertheless. Beware: there are some questions that remain unanswered at the end of the book.
Dec 05, 2015MillieBT rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic book.....Lisa Genova doesn't disappoint
Nov 26, 2015mary_reads rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Essentially same story as Still Alice - different disease. Nothing new added - read one or the other not both.
Oct 27, 2015martins_mom rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A bit Jodi Picoultish, but an affecting and informed story about a family stricken by Huntington's disease. Genova knows how to write about people affected with serious medical problems who struggle with their situations in a very human…