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Book Review of Still Alice

Still Alice
Still Alice
Author: Lisa Genova
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Alice, who has early onset Alzheimer's, struggles to accept her fate and continue her life with the disease. The book is a fair description of living with Alzheimer's but does not describe just how destructive it is. Still Alice depicts only the early stages and maybe a portion of the middle stages. My dad died from the effects that Alzheimer's has on the mind, which controls the body and it's functions. So, while this is a very good book, it does not describe the magnitude of what will ultimately happen to an Alzheimer's victim.