Book Review: Melody Carlson, Finding Alice Summer Gollar

Finding Alice by Melody Carlson is an exceptional book. Your main character Alice is a college student that has lived a repressive life in a Christian household. Shortly after her senior year of college Alice starts to develop irrational fears, hearing voices, and witnessing visions. Alice believes that these visons and voices are the work of a guardian angel. Soon her faith is tested when she starts to lose grip and control on her life. Alice is diagnosed with schzephrenia and is institutionalized at a horrible clinic. She breaks free and begins her journey to find herself. Finding Alice is in a way a heroic tale of a young girl caught in a world that is beyond control. Carlson's details are so vived and realistic that you find yourself questioning your sanity. This is a must read.