She's Come Undone
by Wally Lamb
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Author: Wally LambEdition: Hardcover
Published: 1997
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 465
Publisher: Pocket Books
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Book Review: Funny, sad, inspiring, depressing
Summary: 4 Stars
I was skeptical about ths book because Oprah recommended it, and I'm not a real fan of her choices. She had recommended another Lamb book that I did think was excellent, and that's why I chose to read this one.
There's enough information out there that will tell you what this book is about so I won't go into that, but I will say that the parts of this story that just made me laugh was how Wally Lamb took me on a trip down Memory Lane.
This story covers 31 years of a woman's life and Lamb nailed it beautifully when he placed the story's timeline in the pop culture of American suburbia. The only thing I'm not sure he got right chronologically was the return of the astronauts (Armstrong et al.) but seeing how he was so dead on with everything else, he's probably right about that, too.
As sad as this story can be at times, I didn't feel that Lamb was trying to manipulate me into feeling sorry for Dolores. Anyone who reads this book will relate to SOMETHING this woman has gone through: divorce, mental illness, violence, self-image problems, obesity, loneliness. Her sense of humor is so delightful that at times I found myself laughing out loud during some of her greatest tribulations.
I loved all the characters in this story; everyone served a purpose and the whole thing came together beautifully. No wasted pages, no pointless points, I read it in two days while on travel.
I found Wally Lamb's second book (I Know This Much Is True) to be better for completely different reasons, but that doesn't take anything away from She's Come Undone.
Highly recommend it. Good read for high school students.
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