Liane Moriarty

What Alice forgot

I loved this book. I felt like it made me think about my own life and evaluate how 10 year ago me would feel if I woke up in my current life. It was a great palette cleanser from heavier books and it reminded me to not take everything so seriously. 

Jessy Tatum

Sarah Sammis

The main plot is Alice trying to figure out how she got to where she is while trying to live her current life with her out of date memories. Among those things she needs to figure out: who are her children and what are they like; what happened between her and her husband; how to be the active school volunteer she apparently is. This was the part of the book I loved.

There are two side plots presented as ephemera. One is Alice's sister's diary entries. These reveal her own struggle to start a family as she suffers through numerous miscarriages while doing IVF. The third are letters that honestly didn't make any sort of impression on me. The truth is, these two side narratives can be easily skimmed or outright skipped as the same information is related through Alice's narrative.

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Hannah Alexander 

I really enjoyed this book. The story, characters and storytelling were fascinating and there were a lot of twists and turns making it less obvious how things would end. I also listened on audible and loved the narrator.

Melissa Olson

Easy read that puts priorities in perspective, reminds you to cherish moments while you’re in them, and love people while you’ve got them. 

Jennifer Biedebach

Alexandria Ferley

Joana da Silva

Third book of my Covid-19 isolation. Everybody knows Liane Moriarty is one of my favourite authors. She made fall head over heels with Big Little Lies and has continued to keep me on my toes with bright narratives. I loved this one from the beginning but the wrap up didn't quite got its way with me. Alice is an amazing character and there are so many sensible notes on her personality and quirks. Although I really enjoyed it, I prefer my endings shocking and dramatic. Can you hear me, Liane? Give me drama and traumatic events that will make me cry like somebody just broke my heart.

Rachel Kanyid

From the bestselling author behind the addictive, award-winning HBO sensation BIG LITTLE LIES comes the compelling and thought-provoking story of love, life and memory 'Gripping, thought-provoking and funny' MARIE CLAIRE ______________ How can ten years of your life just disappear? Alice is twenty-nine. She adores sleep, chocolate, and her ramshackle new house. She's newly engaged to the wonderful Nick, and is pregnant with her first baby. But there's just one problem. That was ten years ago . . . Alice slipped in her step-aerobics class, hit her head and lost a decade. Now she's a grown-up, bossy mother of three in the middle of a nasty divorce and her beloved sister Elisabeth isn't speaking to her. This is her life, but not as she knows it. Just how many mistakes can you make in a decade? Can she ever get back to the woman she used to be? *APPLES NEVER FALL, the new novel from Liane Moriarty, is available for pre-order now* ______________ 'Captivating' Closer 'Funny and knowing about what we choose to remember, and fight to forget' O Magazine 'A bittersweet tale by a gifted writer' Woman's Weekly Praise for Liane Moriarty 'Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly' Sunday Express 'Mistress of the razor-sharp observation' Kate Morton 'An extraordinary talent' Nicole Kidman 'Keeps you guessing to the very end - perfect summer read' Reese Witherspoon

From the bestselling author of Big Little Lies, now an award winning TV series

What Alice Forgot

i love second chance romance i love liane moriarty i love crying

Elisa Bieg

Hmmm. 
I had been wanting to read this book for so long, and it was kind of... well, underwhelming I suppose. 

I won’t deny that there were a couple of poignant observations about relationships, but in 487 pages, with a decent premise, I expected more. This could have been much more tragicomic — Jennifer Wiener is pretty good at that, and Marian Keys also, albeit in a slightly darker, bitter humor. This just fell flat like a crèpe. There were so many parts that had great potential but were just so... blah. 

I know Liane Moriarty is popular these days, but this is the second book of hers that I read, and I don’t think her particular blend of chick lit and mystery does it for me. 
This was really very bland.

Dee B. 

From the no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and new novel Apples Never Fall. When Alice Love surfaces from a strange dream to find she's been injured in a gym, her first concern is for her unborn baby. She's desperate to see her husband, Nick, who she knows will be worried about her. But Alice isn't pregnant. And Nick isn't rushing to her bedside. She is a mother of three going through a bitter divorce. Alice has lost ten years of her life - and she wants them back. PRAISE FOR WHAT ALICE FORGOT "What [Moriarty] writes are acute social comedies of the feminine, where the domestic is more political than cosy... Technically this premise is a challenge, which Moriarty makes appear effortless... Great stuff" The Age "A bittersweet tale by a gifted writer, whose light touch doesn't stop her exploring darker themes, such as infertility and the sad erosion of a once radiant love." Women's Weekly "An intruiging exploration of how people change... Alice's amnesia is skilfully usd and like a detective, she must piece together the details of a life she cannot remember." Sun Herald

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Esperaba más de la pareja principal pero estuvo entretenido todo

No expectations opening this, was pleasantly surprised. Interesting developments, kept me glued. Food for thought too.

Lauren Tabor

Marge and Becca

✨ A Becca Review ✨

Marge is a BIG Liane Moriarty fan, and had been at me to read What Alice Forgot for AGES. I don't know why I resisted it for so long, but maaaaaan, am I glad I finally caved. I loved it. This book was well-written, well-paced, and thought-provoking, with a strong narrative and a very moving portrayal of how people (and relationships) change over time 🙌.
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Synopsis: Alice wakes after an accident at the gym (the gym? What the heck was she doing there?) to find that she has lost all memory of the last ten years. Yesterday, she was 29, in love with her husband and newly pregnant; today, she is 39, getting a divorce, and the mother of 3 children she has no memory of birthing. The more she discovers about her new life, the less it makes sense. How did she end up here, and why does Nick hate her so much?
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I would say I can't imagine how disorienting Alice's experience would be -- except Moriarty portrayed it very clearly, and it'd be HELLA disorienting. At every turn, Alice discovers things about her life and her current relationships that she just can't put into context; discovering them along with her, you can't NOT empathize with her shock, her bewilderment. As you learn more about Alice and her husband Nick's relationship, you understand both the depth of their initial attachment, and the weight of the issues that drove them apart. By the end, I wasn't quite sure what to root for -- but then, Moriarty delivered precisely what I wanted 🙏. Her writing was excellent, here -- I especially loved how Alice's narrative was intercut with journal entries by her sister and letters from her pseudo-grand-mother, so that you get to know her family and experience their point of view, as well.
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I (well, in all truth, WE) absolutely recommend it. ❤️ Just don't expect a simple read. If you're anything like us, you'll be thinking about it for days after.

When Alice Love surfaces from a strange dream to find she's been injured in a gym, her first concern is for her unborn baby. She's desperate to see her husband, Nick, who she knows will be worried about her. But Alice isn't pregnant. And Nick isn't exactly rushing to her bedside. She is a mother of three going through a bitter divorce. Alice has lost ten years of her life - and she wants them back. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE'Funny and knowing...[about] what we choose to remember and fight to forget' O magazine'A bittersweet tale by a gifted writer, whose light touch doesn't stop her exploring darker themes, such as infertility and the sad erosion of a once radiant love.'AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY BOOK OF THE MONTH'What [Moriarty] writes are acute social comedies of the feminine, where the domestic is more political than cosy...Technically this premise is a challenge, which Moriarty makes appear effortless...bravura depiction. Great stuff' THE AGE'A thought-provoking story that explores family dynamics with intelligence, wit and sensitivity but without any sentimentality.' COURIER-MAIL'An intriguing exploration of how people change... Alice's amnesia is skilfully used and like a detective, she must piece together the details of a life she cannot remember.' SUN-HERALD

Dana

I found it a little hard to get ìnto at first, but then something happened and I couldn't stop reading!

Katelyn Broad

I actually really enjoyed this book. I ordered it on audible this month and listening to it was a lot of fun. The plot was good, the story was as well, although it takes a while to really get into it, and I found the writing to be good as well. 

This book follows Alice-a 39 year old woman who loses her memory and has lost the last 10 years of her life. She's confused as to why she's getting a divorce and who these kids who are calling her mommy are. She finds out that the years have changed her and her relationships with her family and friends have changed. What happened to Alice in those ten years? 

I feel like the last half of this book is very satisfactory and satisfied my need for answers. The author did a good job with the ending and the epilogue was fantastic.

Marlee

I really liked the story and premise, I felt could be a bit drawn out at times. But, overall an enjoyable book to read and really made me take my own past and present into consideration.

Maxie Froelicher

I’m not too sure how I feel about this book. I read this book for Week 2 of the 2019 Around the Year in 52 Books challenge - A book with one of the 5 W’s in the title. The first half seemed very slow to me, and I could not like Alice as a character until later on in the book. No spoilers, but the end was just a little to perfect and cookie cutter for my taste. But! It was interesting, and I did really like how we mostly learned things at the rate that Alice was learning them!

Caitlin Snyder

Not my favorite Moriarty book. It was alot slower than her other ones although the premise was interesting.

Samiha Tasnim

She always forgot how pain was so upsetting. Cruel. It hurt your feelings. You just wanted it to stop, please, right now.




Niceness doesn’t cure anyone. Why don’t you just bring me face-to-face with a few home truths?




Each memory, good and bad, was another invisible thread that bound them together, even when they were foolishly thinking they could lead separate lives. 




“Mmmmm.” They would think she was savoring the taste (blueberries, cinnamon, cream—excellent), but she was actually savoring the whole morning, trying to catch it, pin it down, keep it safe before all those precious moments became yet another memory.

Kirby Drake

Sweet story, and a fun listen for a middle aged mom of 4.

Tracey O’Rourke

I thought this was an incredible read about how we change over time and about what happens when you wake up one day and don't recognize the person you've become. I was disappointed though in how it ended - not the plot but the story telling. Moriarty just wrapped it up in a bow too quickly and neatly for my liking.

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HUSBAND'S SECRET AND BIG LITTLE LIES. A “cheerfully engaging”(Kirkus Reviews) novel for anyone who’s ever asked herself, “How did I get here?” Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym (a gym! She HATES the gym) and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over—she’s getting divorced, she has three kids, and she’s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she’s become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes. Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it’s possible to start over...

Raluca Piteiu

While the story is interesting, I feel that this was just a “feel good, easy book”. The plot is predictable, but enjoyed reading it.