Allison's Gambit

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book from reading the blurb but it was absolutely a great book. The main character is an anxious person who seen the worst happen to a parent and decides that she wants to control her destiny. The results are heartbreaking and hilarious.

I enjoyed this. I do feel it started a bit slow. It took a bit to really get in to it. It seemed to jump around a bit. It made me think a lot about death and the caregivers around us. The idea was whether you would want to die a slow death with people having to care for you, or if there was a way to decide to die a quick/peaceful death. Overall I really felt for the main character and what she went through as a caregiver.

Thank you Netgalley and circuit breaker books for the chance to read this book.

Overall, the story was quite good and did investigate some interesting topics.

Unfortunately the pacing was extremely slow which took away from the enjoyment a lot, with some of the detail feeling unnecessary.

This was such a good book , i have never lost anyone to Alzheimers but I know people that have and I have watched close family members of friends lose their lives to this awful condition. This book deals with the issues and emotions perfectly, at times i felt like i couldnt breathe I was so overcome with emotion. I was really hit by this gripping book and i will think about it for a long time

Allison's Gambit
by C.A. Price
Description
When Allison began to care for her mother with Alzheimer’s, she started to ask some difficult questions. At what point is a life no longer worth living? Would dementia be in her future too?

Worried that her mother’s fate may be her own, Allison comes up with an unusual approach to try and control her own demise: start smoking. After all, she would rather die of cancer or a lung infection than the way her mother did—unable to recognize her own family, to take care of herself, or even speak. The tough part will be getting her family and friends on board with her new perspective.

This book hit home to me. How sad, angry broken a caregiver can become. It is so difficult to watch a living person become a stranger. I know, Alzheimer's can and is a cruel thing. . I enjoyed the point of view.

This book has a really interesting premise. Allison's mother has Alzheimers. The novel tells the story of the experience of her mother's diagnosis and deterioration and the decision Allison makes that she does not want to die like that. She'd rather die an early, quick death.
I don't know from experience, but it seems like the novel gives a good, realistic portrayal of dealing with a relative with this disease. It is a sad book. And really makes you think.