The Great Alone

For me, this was a truly captivating book. The ending felt a bit forced, but the rest felt very authentic. It's not an easy read, but the family dynamics are well portrayed, especially the bond between the women and the mother-daughter relationship. Even though many disagree, I think Cora is a strong personality. Alaska is depicted as a place of longing, a place that seems to exert a magnetic pull. Clinging to someone you love, even when it hurts, and portraying home as more dangerous than the outside world, creates a powerful emotional turmoil.

What a truly glorious book. The story lets you immerse yourself in the wilds of Alaska and lets you dream of the wild harsh life there. There are only a few books which brought me to tears and this is one of it. I was captivated and mesmerised and couldn't stopf reading, yet sometimes had to stop, cause the emotions got intense. One of the greatest stories I've read, so a big recommendation.

This book taught me so much about surviving both wild nature and abuse, and Kristen Hannah writes so beautifully and so brutally honest. The love story of Leni and Matthew is so beautiful, definitely not an ordinary one but not less heartwarming to read. I'll recommend this book to anyone who loves stories you'll keep in your heart for the rest of your life!

The Great Alone is my first novel by Kristin Hannah and I am sure it won’t be the last. This is a novel you can’t put down, I fell in love with the author’s style right from the start. Very emotional and heartfelt, at some point I asked myself whether there is a limit to how much pain a family can endure. Apparently not. That the story is set in Alaska, the most remote and dangerous place adds even more to the load of suspense. According to the author’s writing it really must be beautiful up there so far from civilization, alone in nature fending for yourself. It may not be for everyone, especially in winter.

So ein geniales Buch habe ich seit langem nicht mehr gelesen. Fesselnd, dramatisch und atemraubend von Anfang bis zum Schluss. Ein absolutes Must-Read! Kann ich nur empfehlen, denen die die wilde Natur der Innenwelt der Menschen und Aussenwelt Alaskas eintauchen wollen.