6/1/2023 0 Comments Books like the great alone![]() ![]() Ernt takes Leni and his wife Cora, to live in Alaska, where they can live off the land. ![]() Leni’s father, Ernt, a former POW in Vietnam comes back an emotionally damaged man. My favorite character is Leni Albright, a thirteen year old, coming of age, who has moved from place to place, always feeling alone. The author describes the characters as complex and complicated, strong and weak. To live in the wilderness of Alaska, one has to learn to survive. ![]() The author writes several times in the novel, “Alaska is a place people are running to, or running away from”. The location of the story is in Alaska, a land of contradictions, light and darkness, beauty and danger. The timeline of this story is in the turbulent 70’s around the Vietnam War. The Genres for this novel are Fiction, Historical Fiction, and there are moments of Suspense and Adventure. I appreciate the way that Kristin Hannah weaves the narrative, colorful cast of characters, literary elements, genres, scenic descriptions, and history of Alaska in one novel. I loved absolutely everything about this novel. Kristin Hannah, Author of “The Great Alone” has written an amazing literary masterpiece of epic proportions. Linda’s Book Obsession Review of “THE GREAT ALONE’ by KRISTIN HANNAH ![]()
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