Review: The Great Alone

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It has been awhile where I read a book that I could not put down. But Kristin Hannah has written that book in The Great Alone. She has also opened my eyes to the beauty of Alaska. I have read other books about Alaska but never have I experienced a love for its beauty. It was always portrayed as dark, cold and dangerous but Hannah has also shown the survival part along with the beauty of its long nights and dangerous places.

And so we meet Leni and her mom and dad. Who set out to get away from the hustle and bustle of normal life. They are left a house in Alaska from her dad's friend who served in Vietnam with him. And thus begins this family's struggle to adapt to a new land, deal with her father's PSTD and his abuse of her mother. You will learn to love Leni and cry for her mom. You will learn to hate Ernt, the father who cant control himself. But most of all, you will learn to love the wilderness and strength in this story.

A hard life entails and we see how this family along with others survive until it all becomes too much for them. There was romance, abuse, struggles and lots of tears in this story. Many decisions which may or may not have been the right ones. All I know is by the end of this book, one has to ponder and think how strong the characters of this books were considering all that they had been through. And wonder what would you have done if in the same situation.


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