Name: Alice Isn't Dead
Rating: 3.787878787878788 (33 reviews)
ISBN: 9780008323707

Joseph Fink

Alice Isn't Dead

Katheryn

If a point of view becomes ones entire identity, what was monstrous on the inside can become monstrous on the outside

A New York Times Bestseller From the bestselling co-author of It Devours! and Welcome to Night Vale comes a fast-paced thriller about a truck driver searching across America for the wife she had long assumed to be dead. “This isn’t a story. It’s a road trip." Keisha Taylor lived a quiet life with her wife, Alice, until the day that Alice disappeared. After months of searching, presuming she was dead, Keisha held a funeral, mourned, and gradually tried to get on with her life. But that was before Keisha started to see her wife, again and again, in the background of news reports from all over America. Alice isn’t dead, and she is showing up at every major tragedy and accident in the country. Following a line of clues, Keisha takes a job as a long-haul truck driver and begins searching for Alice. She eventually stumbles on an otherworldly conflict being waged in the quiet corners of our nation’s highway system—uncovering a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman.

A Novel

Part one really hooked me and made me want to read more. The characters were sparse, the landscape was unclear, post-apocalyptic? What was going on exactly? However, with subsequent parts and the title that reveals a lot, I felt like the uncovering of some of the things underneath was simply too unexplained. Lots of little things to like, but nothing to hold onto that made me a particular fan of the book. Keisha does eventually confront her wife and give her a good what-for on her behavior, maybe the most satisfying part of the book. The story takes you for a ride — a road trip even — but the sights weren’t enough to make me want to go much further. Great commentary from the author about her anxiety modeled in Keisha.

BC Hark

New York Times bestseller From the New York Times bestselling co-author of It Devours! and Welcome to Night Vale comes a fast-paced thriller about a truck driver searching across America for the wife she had long assumed to be dead. “This isn’t a story. It’s a road trip." Keisha Taylor lived a quiet life with her wife, Alice, until the day that Alice disappeared. After months of searching, presuming she was dead, Keisha held a funeral, mourned, and gradually tried to get on with her life. But that was before Keisha started to see her wife, again and again, in the background of news reports from all over America. Alice isn’t dead, and she is showing up at every major tragedy and accident in the country. Following a line of clues, Keisha takes a job as a long-haul truck driver and begins searching for Alice. She eventually stumbles on an otherworldly conflict being waged in the quiet corners of our nation’s highway system—uncovering a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman.

Sarah Sammis

Keisha Taylor drives a truck for a living. It's a second career, one she started after her wife, Alice, went missing. She's been told to assume she's dead but Keisha refuses. So, instead, she searches the highways and points in between.

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Nicole Dykeman

I have yet to be let down by Joseph Fink. I really enjoyed this. Keisha is a great character, and all of the smaller side characters were awesome too. Normally I hate when the main story breaks off for a quick scene about more irrelevant characters, but something about Fink’s style makes me look forward to those creepy/horrifying glimpses. I loved watching the mystery unravel. 

I also love that this features queer characters without the story being about their queerness. Just two women who love each other. And I love the way that the idea of forgiveness is handled. In so many books, characters get immediately forgiven because they were “doing what’s best for their partners”. Here, everyone gets held accountable for everything they do. I really appreciated that. 

I will say this was definitely a bit slower toward the beginning, but by the end, it 100% picked up speed. I finished this very quickly, and the end was my favorite part. I love endings that wrap things up nicely while also hinting that there’s something more to come.

Ethan Hill

It’s good enough but if you want this story you’re better off listening to the podcast (which is amazing)

Count Dracula

shellybn

I was intrigued by the plot description and when I realized this was written by one of the brains behind the "Welcome to Night Vale" podcast, I knew I had to read it. I was not disappointed. This was absolutely gruesome in parts, but uplifting as well.

Alice Isn't Dead

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