The Great Alone [Paperback]

Janet Dailey (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket Books (October 1997)
• ISBN-10: 0671019325
• ISBN-13: 978-0671019327
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,101,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Formidable amount of historical research here!, July 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The GREAT ALONE (Paperback)

Now, July, 1999, I've just read this "Great Alone." While the personal relationship stories are told well enough (but not unusual in style) the historical research necessary to have covered this long historical period, with unusual details, has impressed me greatly. I lived in two of the towns that figure in the book during the late 1940s, had done considerable reading about these areas, but learned a lot that I hadn't known. I always trust "my" authors to have done their homework (or have someone do it for them), and Ms.Dailey has certainly won my admiration for background material

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't stop reading!, February 23, 2011

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MSB - See all my reviews

I bought this book at a yard sale years ago. I haven't been able to stop reading it. I have read it from cover to cover many times. The spine is broken and the pages are coming loose, yet i still pick it up at least once a year to read. Everytome i read it, it feels like a new book. So many characters and such a huge span of time. I'm not usually one for romance in my books, but this was a perfect blend. Great book!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit corny in the end but worth the trip..., August 23, 2004

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Kendra Conroy "LilAlaskan" (Wasilla, Alaska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Alone (Hardcover)

I've read this book three times; once before moving to Alaska, once after living here for a year, and again after living here for 15 years. The book was different each time and it wasn't until the third time through that I wasn't absolutely sure that I loved it. Yes, some of the stories (especially toward the end of the book) are corny and have an eye-rolling quality but I didn't feel that it ruined the entire book. The history is wonderful and very interesting and definitely makes up for the small flaws here and there. I do recommend this one...