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Apr 22, 2020lmeyrueix4 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I never expect to enjoy Liane Moriarty’s stories so much. I have to admit that I always go in with a biased opinion of her books, mainly due to the topic — I just can’t imagine a story of “family life” to be so riveting. But Liane Moriarty spins a narrative that is so compelling even if the storyline appears to lack extravagance or thrill. What Alice Forgot is a story meant to make you realize that everything in life is based on perspective, and your perspective on things is ever-changing. The perspective you have today will differ from the perspective you had even a year ago. Your experiences throughout your life mold and shape you, and although you may remain the same person at the core, you are molded over time to view things differently. Let’s also never forget one of the few truths in life — THINGS CHANGE. Through this novel, Moriarty is able to make us consider the importance of perspective by spinning a story where the main character, Alice, forgets the past ten years of her life. Using this framework of a narrative, she is able to make you question your own life and consider what are the things that are truly important? I do appreciate the happy ending that comes with this book. I feel it is important with these sort of stories to end on an optimistic point of sorts. Mainly so that we, the reader, can practice realizing that turmoil does not always have to end badly. “The only thing in life that is constant is change” — Heraclitus