Still Alice is a wonderful book, but it is fiction. I was really excited for the release of this book this past month. Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret. You will cry! Not a huge fan of this book: it was much longer than it needed to be, and while some people might enjoy bob's ramblings about the current sociopolitical climates of different areas of the world at different points int time, personally, that is not why I picked up this book. The book is mostly told by Lee Woodruff, Bob’s wife, who flew to Germany on a moment’s notice to see him at the Landstuhl Military Hospital, who waited 36 days for him to wake up, who saw the CT scan with rocks embedded in his head, who managed their four children and household during the long recovery time, and who writes vividly and personably. I was unprepared to find such an honest and heart wrenching story. Unable to let go, Finn keeps vigil as they. This is an amazing story about what one man [and his family] went through after he suffered major head wounds from an IED during the war in Iraq. Impossible choices are made, … Can someone explain what the meeting between Mrs. Kaminski and Finn's mom near the end was about? Her mum is a lawyer but seems very disengaged with the family with the exception of Audrey. The narrator was outstanding and the story and writing is so moving and incredible! Life is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. This was so fascinating that it was a page Turner for me. A tight-nit family along with a few friends go on their annual trip to a secluded cabin that has been passed down for generations. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Not a huge fan of this book: it was much longer than it needed to be, and while some people might enjoy bob's ramblings about the current sociopolitical climates of different areas of the world at different points int time, personally, that is not why I picked up this book. TBI's have been the hallmark injury of this war and not enough has been done to protect our soldiers against them, testing to create a baseline for cognitive function before our soldiers leave is still not being implemented on a widespread basis so there is no record of their previous cognitive function to compare them to when they get back. To see what your friends thought of this book, I agree with that comment. He and his cameraman were riding in a tank when an IED exploded next to them. I cant believe I just spent almost 3 hrs reading a true story memoir. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive. 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