The Great Alone
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From Amazon for a lot less that retail (28.99)
Excellent book about human nature and the ways we cope with abusive behavior.
The following review is from Amazon:
SO depressing. Per the usual, Kristin Hannah has created layered, fleshy characters and an engrossing story, but you really need to be in a good place emotionally to read this one. While many of her books are bittersweet and run the gamut of life’s emotions, this one is pretty bleak cover to cover. If all is stable and calm in your world and you read it from a place of peace and emotional homeostasis, or you need a catalyst for a bawl fest, go for it! It’s certainly an engrossing read and very well written. But if you have a lot on your plate, or more than a bit of emotional stress in your life at the moment, steer clear. Perhaps the fact that it has had such a strong effect on my state of mind is a testament to Ms. Hannah’s storytelling abilities, but I’d unread this, at least for the moment, if I could. I’m so exhausted and bummed out from reading this, I’m having a hard time getting out of my pjs this weekend! Additionally, there are a couple of areas where the plot line is a real stretch, but I think it’s so well-written overall that those things can be overlooked. Still a very good book, but good grief!
The following review is from Amazon:
SO depressing. Per the usual, Kristin Hannah has created layered, fleshy characters and an engrossing story, but you really need to be in a good place emotionally to read this one. While many of her books are bittersweet and run the gamut of life’s emotions, this one is pretty bleak cover to cover. If all is stable and calm in your world and you read it from a place of peace and emotional homeostasis, or you need a catalyst for a bawl fest, go for it! It’s certainly an engrossing read and very well written. But if you have a lot on your plate, or more than a bit of emotional stress in your life at the moment, steer clear. Perhaps the fact that it has had such a strong effect on my state of mind is a testament to Ms. Hannah’s storytelling abilities, but I’d unread this, at least for the moment, if I could. I’m so exhausted and bummed out from reading this, I’m having a hard time getting out of my pjs this weekend! Additionally, there are a couple of areas where the plot line is a real stretch, but I think it’s so well-written overall that those things can be overlooked. Still a very good book, but good grief!
Journal Entry 3 by 
sha
at LFL - Talmadge Dr E (4567) Kensington East in San Diego, California USA on Monday, August 12, 2019
sha at LFL - Talmadge Dr E (4567) Kensington East in San Diego, California USA on Monday, August 12, 2019
Released 4 yrs ago (8/12/2019 UTC) at LFL - Talmadge Dr E (4567) Kensington East in San Diego, California USA
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Amazing, powerful book full of deep emotions. If you can handle strong emotions such as fear, anger, trauma, nostalgia, loneliness, you should read this book. It is hard for me to find a book that I cannot put down. This is one of them. Thank you for the original donor. Passing it on to my brother and here’s to hoping this copy travels some more!
