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A review by novabird
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
3.0
What Alice Forgot, is a light read that delves more into character than into plot. The plot has a ‘do-over,’ premise where the outcomes are highly predictable. It is the character reveals that are the best, especially Alice’s reconsideration of her life values as shown in the very understated line;
Two of the best quotes from the book that encapsulate Alice’s and Nick’s misgivings:
What Alice Forgot, lightly touches on how females construct their social identity and for this insight alone I would recommend this book. 3.5
Spoiler
“Finally she stopped resisting and called a truce. Young Alice was allowed to stay as long as she didn't eat too much chocolate.”Two of the best quotes from the book that encapsulate Alice’s and Nick’s misgivings:
“But maybe every life looked wonderful if all you saw was the photo albums.”
“I'd be at work where people respected my opinions, said Nick. And then, I'd come home and it was like I was the village idiot.”
What Alice Forgot, lightly touches on how females construct their social identity and for this insight alone I would recommend this book. 3.5