The Great Alone | 
pickSome books are meant to be devoured. Others should be savored. I devoured The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. With ever-increasing stakes and intense themes like survival, love, and abuse, you canโt help but binge read it. Read the full review here: https://www.pickingbooks.com/blog/the-great-alone
pickWow! I see why people rave about her books. I know it‘s a good story when I‘m torn between wanting characters to have a happy ending and wanting them to suffer. Not sure I /love/ how it ended but the entire book was a joy to listen to. Will be listening to another one of her books soon!
I really enjoyed this book. I am a big fantasy reader so it was good for a little change in book genre. I loved the setting and all the events. ๐
pickI listened to the audiobook a few years ago, so this wasn‘t a new story for me. I love Hannah‘s writing. This is a love story see in the beautiful and harsh wilds of Alaska. There is love, heartbreak, community, and domestic abuse.
pickThis book was beautifully tragic. Loved the descriptions, the multifaceted characters, the unmistakable symbolism, and the theme of lonliness and trauma. However, it was such a sad book so be prepared to cry!
Listening on audiobook, book 2 in my #friendreadingchallenge
pickThis was such a beautiful and heartbreaking story that literally brought me to tears. The story highlights the complexity of relationships, PTSD, domestic violence, living of the grid, sacrifice, hope and everlasting love. This book has easily become a favorite.
pickWhew! How do you review a book in 4 lines that is deeper than an iceberg? A masterful book. Really difficult readโฆyou want to skip the ugly parts, but then that‘s what gives the story it‘s depth and ultimately it‘s powerful restoration.
#12BooksOf2022 #12DaysOfChristmas @Andrew65
#HistoricalFiction
I chose a back list from 2018. I love the descriptions of the Alaskan wilderness. It's a great story, but the domestic violence is hard to read about.
pickThis was a tough book, but it was a good book!!! The story was one that needed to be told. I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars!!!
#WondrousWednesday
Thanks for the tag, @Eggs !
1. The Nickel Boys
2. No, but I am subscribed to an audiobook service (Libro.fm).
3. Tagged. It‘s set during winter in Alaska.
pickOooof, this one hit my in the gut. I cried more times than I could count. Happy tears, sad tears, frustrated tears, complicated tears... all of the tears! Hannah has an amazing capacity for cresting characters with so much depth and range of emotion. I have been in love with Alaska for a long time. This book reminded me why it is on my bucket list.
I have an endless amount of books and audiobooks on my TBR but I‘m rereading one of my favourites for at least the tenth time #typical
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Why do I get the feeling this isn't going to be a 'and they all lived happily ever after' book? Heading into the final third.
Also pictured, my 14-year-old, well worn Salty Dawg saloon hoodie. This pub features in the book.
And thanks to @squirrelbrain for giving me this book.
I feel this would make a good TV series. Can‘t recall a TV show ever being filmed in Alaska.
#LittensWantToKnow
Books are the mile markers of my life .. she wrote .. and I felt the same .. Hiding into books when life seems too much to handle .. and searching books for advice given without judging .. my sanity amongst my chaos .. my companion in solitude .. my guide when I am lost .. I wander so much through books but I am never lost !
pickA very interesting book which explores the landscape of the wilderness of Alaska along with a plot of young love and domestic violence. The descriptions of Alaska alone are worth reading.
Here's my updated #bookspin I just finished The Great Alone and I cannot express how wonderful the book was! I had so many emotions reading it, and the last 150 pages were so tragic that it was hard to read, but well worth it.
@TheAromaofBooks
pickThe Allbright family run away to Alaska to start life over. No one is happy in the family, until thirteen- year- old Leni meets Matthew. We watch their friendship grow into romance. The last 150 pages is one tragedy after another. Even though there is much tragedy in this book, the author ties it up in a pretty bow by the end of the novel. We not only hear a story of wilderness survival, but also one of unfaultering love. โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
#romance
I need some motivation to start reading again! This #bigjunereadathon I am going to set a goal of reading 6 books. I have already read 1. @Clwojick
My attempt at making a #bookspin Hopefully I did it right. @TheAromaofBooks
Would someone explain to me what #thebookspin #bookspin game is? I'd like to play! #bookspinbingo
@TheAromaofBooks
I seriously think that there is no other character in any book I've read recently that I despise as much as Ernt Allbright. I'm not done yet, but as of page 161, I can't stand him!
What characters get under your skin?
#question #fiction #thegreatalone
"The truth was that the biggest danger of all was in her own house (126)."
What other novels have you read and enjoyed that have the same theme of drinking/drug/domestic abuse throughout them? How do the main characters come to terms with this?
#fiction #historicalfiction
pickA story of courage, love, & sacrificeโฆ one I wished wouldn‘t end but once it did, was inspiring and satisfying
๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค Five out of five ๐๐๐๐๐
โFor as long as I can remember, books have been my safe place.โ Lenora Allbright ~ The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah.
pickA story that resonated so deeply, it took me back to childhood. This is a story of love between a mother and daughter, finding courage, making difficult choices to survive against all odds, and redemption. Kristin Hannah has never failed to make me reflect on my own life and ask the important questions, โHow can I apply this to my life.โ
Her books are not only entertaining but deeply moving. #kristinhannah #alaska #courage #thegreatalone
pickThe good ones will be taken care of. Bad apples rot all by themselves. Another great read by Kristin Hannah!!
pickOne of the most compelling, heart wrenching, tear jerking, breath taking reads - EVER! Easily one of my top 5 faves! The way the author gave each character a background story and how each characters story intertwined. The last 20+ chapters, I literally had a book light on and couldn't STOP reading. I was on the edge of my seat!
pickWonderful! Perfect for #audiogardening It felt expansive, beautiful, and dangerous. Just like the Alaskan wilderness where it is set. The writing is gorgeous, just like every Hannah book I‘ve read. I listened on #audio though I‘ve owned the book since it was released. Glad I finally got to it! #MountTBR #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
pickA beautiful story. Paints Alaska to be a land of familial grace and loyalty. Easy and quick read!!
pickI listened to the audio and it was so good. The descriptions were amazing, and I was pulled right in, and I stayed interested all the way through (except one short section toward the end that wasn‘t quite as engrossing). I loved some of the secondary characters, especially Large Marge. This is likely to make my favourites this year
pickThe Great Alone 4.5๐
I love Kristen Hannah's historical fiction, but they're just brutal. I was in tears.
Starting Before the coffee gets cold today.
#ThingsinCommon both books deal with regrets and second chances. @Clwojick
pickEnjoying some me time and finishing up this book. Definitely a pick. Wow!! Loved it.
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๐คWarmer weather at the end of the week
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โThat spring, rain fell in great sweeping gusts that rattled the rooftops.โ
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My son‘s sweet gf asked me to read this with her. How could I say no?!
thanks for tag @SusanLee
#1 roses, chocolate, wine- my husband is not one to buy books
#2 tagged booked is a good love story, gosh so many to choose from
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Fried Food and Fiction Friday! It‘s been a hard week๐ฃ๐
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Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView !
1. I can‘t remember finishing any ebooks last year, so my longest audiobook was The Great Alone at 15 hours.
2. Yes. Just the size alone intimidates me. I also avoid borrowing chunksters from the library because I know I won‘t finish them in time.
If you‘re reading this, consider yourself tagged.
#Two4Tuesday
pickA heart-wrenching story of survival in one of the worlds toughest climates, where there were dangers in every dark corner of the forest- and an even bigger monster in their own home. This book left me gutted, but the ending was one everyone deserved. โค๏ธ Just read it.
