She's Come Undone
In this New York Times bestselling extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. "Mine is a story of craving: an unreliable account of lusts and troubles that began, somehow, in 1956 on the day our free television was delivered...." Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Beached like a whale in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally rolls into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before really going belly up. In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. At once a fragile girl and a hard-edged cynic, so tough to love yet so inimitably lovable, Dolores is as poignantly real as our own imperfections. She's Come Undone includes a promise: you will never forget Dolores Price.
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I suffered through the first half...or the first three-quarters...but in the end, I guess I have to admit it was worth it. I just wish I knew there was a happier ending to Dolores's story than that she saw a whale!
I really enjoyed this book. Wally Lamb is an excellent writer that allows you to feel the characters feelings with his words. The way he expresses the events that Dolores goes through and how she continues to fit to overcome though, although she doesn't want to, is heart wrenching at times.
She's Come Undone has long been one of my favorite books. When a friend asks for a book recommendation, it's in the top five that I instantly rattle off. That being said, I hadn't read it in years. I don't know how many. Five? Ten? I was scared to read it again at this point in my life. I was terrified it wouldn't live up to the feelings I had for it.
I started out a little skeptical with all those one-star rating reviews cluttering my judgement. I couldn't shake the cynical comments about her weight (is she really that heavy?), about all the bad things that happened to her (isn't it a little over-the-top and unrealistic?), about her college experience (what's with the "lesbian" scene, ughhhh), etc. etc. etc.
Somewhere along the way I remembered why I loved it. I couldn't put it down. Wally Lamb writes so beautifully - without ever seeming arrogant-way-beyond-your-comprehension about it - it's almost ridiculous. And then I was laughing. And then I was crying. And crying some more. And laughing. And laughcrying. I love Dolores' journey even if I didn't always love her. I love her self-discovery. I love all her hiccups along the way and that the ending isn't that of a fairy tale but one that is fair.
Still 5 Stars and Not One Bit Sorry
I started out a little skeptical with all those one-star rating reviews cluttering my judgement. I couldn't shake the cynical comments about her weight (is she really that heavy?), about all the bad things that happened to her (isn't it a little over-the-top and unrealistic?), about her college experience (what's with the "lesbian" scene, ughhhh), etc. etc. etc.
Somewhere along the way I remembered why I loved it. I couldn't put it down. Wally Lamb writes so beautifully - without ever seeming arrogant-way-beyond-your-comprehension about it - it's almost ridiculous. And then I was laughing. And then I was crying. And crying some more. And laughing. And laughcrying. I love Dolores' journey even if I didn't always love her. I love her self-discovery. I love all her hiccups along the way and that the ending isn't that of a fairy tale but one that is fair.
Still 5 Stars and Not One Bit Sorry
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