A review by gheneks
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

3.0

This was an enjoyable read until the ending. What a lame ending.

Alice wakes up after a head injury on the floor of a gym and has no memory of the last 10 years of her life. She thinks she's 29, in love with her husband Nick, and pregnant with her first child, but suddenly she's almost 40, she's had 3 children and she doesn't remember any of it. The book begins with her on the floor of the gym and we learn as she does what has happened in the last 10 years. It's an engaging concept and I really enjoyed following along with Alice as we learn just how much she's changed and just how much her friends and family have changed.

This book also explores a lot of heavy themes: aging, infertility, divorce, parenthood, and work-life balance. Moriarty does this with expertise. I believe she's known for her domestic dramas. All of that was good. Well-written, interesting, and realistic. It all gets so messy as we know real-life does sometimes.

Just give me an ending that doesn't make me want to throw up with its cloying sweetness.