Such an interesting and different book, and I really enjoyed it. I chose this for my book club, and it got mixed reviews from my friends. It does not read like a "typical" novel; there is not really a plot line. Many characters have no name, but there really are only 2 or 3 main characters. Alice, who is in the beginning stages of dementia at the start, her daughter and husband are the only real characters. There is no dialog. There are five sections, all coming from a different first person (mostly plural) voice. The writing is staccato-like, and for me interesting. The book deals with different themes, and aging and the way society treats the aging and memory-impaired is pretty brutal. I can't say it is an uplifting book, but realistic it is. And a kind of scathing indictment of the way elderly are treated in this country.
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