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What Alice Forgot

Liane Moriarty

3.95 AVERAGE


What a brilliant read! Moriarty creates universes that are unparalleled; fantastic insights into family secrets and trials of motherhood.

My only issue rests in the alternate voices. Was Frannie's blog necessary? And why on Earth did we need Elisabeth's 'homework' for Jeremy. All in all, these segments seemed to weigh down the narrative and congest Alice's story.

Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Enjoyed this book.

Great book. Stong characters that are easy to relate to through the entire story.

***Read this again—almost exactly 8 years later for another book club. Still one of my favorites.
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DID NOT FINISH: 40%

אליס לא מספיק מכבדת החלטות שהיא החליטה. ויש דילמות רגשיות של דמויות בדיוניות 
reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wasn't for me.
challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

TW: infertility

I enjoyed this second chance type story and how it ended. I think with the lack of trigger warnings on this, it definitely was hard for me to get through at some points. 

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