That is the power of a Lisa Genova novel: to raise awareness and hope through compassionate storytelling, raw science and a tremendous amount of love. Of course, I raise this criticism only because Genova has written such memorable characters that I wanted to continue to love, rage and grow with them for longer than the mere 300 pages I was given. I would have liked to see more of Richard’s and Karina’s stories, and particularly to have been given greater insight into their failed marriage.
A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. Perhaps Genova was attempting to mimic the pacing of the disease itself, with its incremental losses and punctuations of relief. 23.99 23 Used from 9.95 23 New from 17.81 1 Collectible from 20.00. That said, I did find the pacing to be a bit jumbled.
Genova crafts a much more elegant storyline, giving her readers a nuanced yet crushingly realistic look at illness, marriage and the process of dying. Richard is not someone the reader might like to date, marry or even be friends with, but there is something deeply sad about watching this concert performer lose his only talent, his only means of supporting himself and his only love. Whereas some authors might craft a perfect, sympathetic character to hurl into the storm of ALS, Genova takes a far more interesting path.
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