Search - Left Neglected

I really enjoyed this book and ended up reading it in one sitting. It is at times heartbreaking, heartwarming, and surprisingly, also laugh-out-loud funny. The plotting is predictable, but the subject matter is so fascinating that it really carries the book along. Much as I enjoyed "Still Alice", the author's previous work, I found that I connected more with this book and felt enriched my its inspirational message.

I started this book hating the main character. I couldn't wait for her to have her accident, because I felt like she deserved it (I promise, I'm not that vindictive in real life!). Genova does an excellent job attempting to teach the reader about this condition called Left Neglect that many probably have never heard of before. Sarah becomes a sympathetic character along the way. I didn't like this as much as I liked Still Alice, but again, I liked Alice and couldn't stand Sarah at first, which probably had a lot to do with it.

Every bit as good as Lisa Genova's other book, Still Alice. Wonderfully written snapshot of a life totally changed by an accident. A+

Good book, well written and interesting to read about this and never knew it existed.

Loved this and was inspired by it. It's the story of a woman who, due to a brain injury, has to work to remember that anything on the left exists. She isn't aware of the left side of her body, of a page, of a tree, etc. She has to work to "find" her left hand and remember to put it into a left sleeve, for example. Just understanding her condition is a challenge, much less understanding how she deals with her condition. The book is a novel, but the condition really exists. Very interesting read, by the same author who made early-onset Alzheimer's understandable in "Still Alice".

This is an amazing story. I loved Still Alice but felt almost deflated at the end...this one will make you feel good when it's over. I want to hear more about these characters!