What Alice ForgotWhat Alice Forgot
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What it's about
Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband and pregnant with her first child. Then she wakes on the floor of a gym and learns she's actually thirty-nine, has three kids and is getting divorced. Now she must reconstruct a lost decade, and figure out who she has become.
Why it's worth reading
It spent 38 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It's a funny, moving novel from the author of Big Little Lies.
You'll love it if you liked
Big Little Lies
The Husband's Secret
Apples Never FallGood to know
It's lighter than Moriarty's thrillers, more about marriage and memory.
By the numbers
- Readers32 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller56 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #235 of the 309 literary novels we rank
- #1059 of the 1,573 modern books we rank
- #1961 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
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Quick answers
Is What Alice Forgot worth reading?
Yes. It spent 38 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It ranks #1,961 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 64.3 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is What Alice Forgot about?
Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband and pregnant with her first child. Then she wakes on the floor of a gym and learns she's actually thirty-nine, has three kids and is getting divorced. Now she must reconstruct a lost decade, and figure out who she has become.
How long does it take to read What Alice Forgot?
About 10 hours (386 pages), or about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after What Alice Forgot?
If you liked it, try Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty or Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty.