To ask other readers questions about what alice forgot, please sign up. As a whole, i really enjoyed reading this book and i will definitely be looking to read another book by liane moriarty again in the future. Out of all the characters in the book, who do you think had changed the most over the past decade and why. What would happen if you were visited by your younger self, and got a chance for a doover. While alice wakes up thinking shes 29, deliriously happy in her marriage and newly pregnant, in fact shes a 39yearold mother of three in. Alice wakes from what she thinks is a dream, assuming she is a recently married 29yearold expecting her first child.
Each time i sobbed for a lost baby, it was like sobbing over the end of a relationship when id never even gone out with the guy. Alice forgot was a really great book and has stuck with since i read it over a year ago. Did reading what alice forgot lift your spirits up or bring them down. The author wants us to believe that alice lost the past ten years, exactly that, no more, and no less, as if she were a computer hard drive which had exact files erased. A thirtynine year old alice hits her head at the gym and wakes to discover that she is ten years older than she thought, is in fabulous physical shape, has three kids, and a marriage that is ending.
Were you surprised the book wasnt just about alice. The ending of what alice forgot damianne books, fiction april 26, 2020 april 26, 2020 6 minutes what alice forgot is a book by liane moriaty. While the premise seems highminded, the execution was readable and breezy. Terrifying, yes, but not depressing, and surprisingly beautiful. Still, moriarty took time out to talk about what alice forgot, answering questions from nobc members about our april 20 read. What alice forgot kindle edition by moriarty, liane. Alices primary emotion for much of the book is confusion.
Catch up with the latest trailers, including the green knight, the personal history of david copperfield, and the french dispatch. When alice love wakes from a strange dream on the floor of the gym, she has a terrible headache, and shes a bit worried about her unborn baby. The ending makes me think that the focus of the book is on emphasizing the importance of love and family, particularly children, whether they are biological or adopted. On a typical hectic day for alice, she wakes up from a head injury to find that shes lost the last ten years of her memory. With what alice forgot, captures your attention from the beginning and keeps you engaged throughout. Here are a some discussion questions i found at on our book. Would she choose to think like 1998 alice, like 2008 alice, or find a way to integrate the two together. Today i received what i believe is the last liane moriarty book that i havent read yet. What alice forgot pdf summary by liane moriarty tells the tale of a woman who forgets the last ten years of her life and thus becomes a better person.
Alice awakes in 2008, convinced its 10 years earlier. So imagine alice s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over shes getting divorced, she has three kids and shes actually 39 years old. Employing the old amnesia trick from countless novels and films, liane moriartys what alice forgot amy einhorn centers on a woman who goes to the gym, hits her head, and loses all memory of the past decade, which was apparently quite eventful. I caught myself getting upset because i did not want to put the book down but had to. What alice forgot was one of the easiest reads weve done so far on the celebitchy book club. Its simply not credible, and it destroys the entire premise of the story. The current year is 2008, but the last she can remember is dated back to 1998. Though the overarching mystery about what exactly alice forgot was quite predictable, i found this to be an extremely enjoyable read. What alice forgot by liane moriarty reading guide book.
How it changed how she veiwed others, how other people viewed her, and her outlook on life. So imagine alice s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym a gym. As i mentioned yesterday, i finished reading what alice forgot. What alice forgot, a sad tale with a happy ending by for the frontier, rania nasreddine february 7, 2016 when you are in a book club, sometimes you have to read things you dont want to read. Our summary page for what alice forgot by by liane moriarty includes book club discussion questions, author website, summary, talking. What alice forgot liane moriarty, 2010 penguin group usa 448 pp. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. What alice forgot by liane moriarty, paperback barnes. Summer reading what alice forgot by liane moriarty. What alice forgot jennifer aniston is in talks to star in a film adaptation of liane moriartys bestselling book what alice forgot for tristar pictures.
Jennifer aniston might be the next alister in a project from the bestselling author. What alice forgot by liane moriarty everyday reading. From australian moriarty the last anniversary, 2006, etc. See what she has to say about her inspiration for the book, her passion for a certain jim carrey movie, and her role in the film version of alice. Real simples noobligation book club reads liane moriartys novel. In the last scene, lydia reads alice a beautiful but cryptic passage from the play angels in america, and alice appears to be listening. What alice has forgotten is the most important ten years of her life after a nasty bump on the head. The film rights to the book have been sold to fox 2000who. The story begins with the book s path to publication. In reading the summary of this book, i feel like i may have read it before. Last year i read another one of liane moriartys books, the husbands secret. Here are 4 more liane moriarty books slated for the screen. Walt disneys alice in wonderland 1951 alternate ending mark anthony masangkay mendez. She lives in sydney, australia, with her husband and two children.
What alice forgot read online free by liane moriarty. What alice forgot begins with the protagonist of the novel who but alice. What alice forgot is the third novel by popular australian author, liane moriarty. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading what alice forgot. Its not only alice who changed over the last decade.
What alice forgot is one of my very favorite books of all time. Although still alice portrays alzheimers accurately for the most part, it is worth asking whether it sells out at the end to appeal to audiences. This study guide consists of approximately 58 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of what alice forgot. So imagine alice s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over shes getting divorced, she. I was bored but my friends told me not to give up on this book because it is a good book. Her book, what alice forgot, i finished that book in two days. In those ten years, she finds her marriage is in the middle of a messy divorce. The film rights to the book have been sold to fox 2000. It really made me think how i might have changed over the last 10 years i sort of guessed how the story might end but it was still nice to hear the happy ending and for her sister too.
It was a really enjoyable, quick paced, fun, easy read. Do you think she would have been so accepting of the new alice at the end if she herself didnt get pregnant. To me, the real question was what would alice do when she did get her 10 years of missing memory back. The author made her way into my heart the as i read my first book by her. What other book might you compare what alice forgot to, and why.
Summary alice love is twentynine years old, madly in love with her husband, and pregnant with their first child. Walt disneys alice in wonderland 1951 alternate ending. While the book is primarily about alice, there are three distinct storylines. What alice forgot pdf summary liane moriarty 12min blog. So be a peach and hit subscribe so you can see more book. Alice love is twentynine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. What alice forgot book by liane moriarty thriftbooks. The alice network was new to me and i was really interested in reading a historical fiction book about this time in history and how women became spys and put themselves the chapters alternate between charlies story in 1947 and eves story in 1915 and i really enjoyed eves story the most. But theres controversy surrounding that hopeful ending. Brief summary what alice forgot follows the life of alice, a 39yearold woman who wakes up on the floor of her gym after falling off a spinning bike. What alice forgot thorndike press large print core.
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