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Summary: I cannot stop reading this book
Review: If I had to write a list of my all time favorites, She's Come Undone would be at the very top. I've read it ..hmm... around 20 times. Let me introduce you to Dolores Price. She is the epitome of teenage geekism-she's fat, she's unpopular.She will lead you through her journey of losing a mother, rape, college, lesbian action, suicide, abortion, a mental hospital, and finally happiness. You will laugh. You will cry. You will love Dolores. Read all of Wally Lamb- you really can't go wrong.
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Summary: What a great book
Review: I must say this book is one of the best I've ever read. Wally Lamb, being a male, has thoroughly tapped into what it feels like to be a woman, in a woman's body, and in her head. I found this book to speak to me in ways I couldn't imagine a man could ever understand. The book is wonderful and I reccomend it as a must read
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Summary: I ALWAYS JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.
Review: I love this ocean-blue cover w/Delores's head floating on the horizon like an emerging whale. I wonder if I would have enjoyed this book so much without referring over & over to that cover. I love stories of young women and their silly, strange, and psychotic thoughts that usually go unmentioned in this world I live in. (*AUTHORS: Write more books like this!*) I liked the way Delores did crazy, secretive things, even though somewhere in the middle of the novel, I realized that the more I read, the more I started to dislike her, the book, the author. But I kept on because I was still interested, and I scarfed down the remainder of the book at an ever-increasing rate. It took me well into the end of the story to decide that I would, after all, gladly recommend the book to friends. P.S.-I don't see the author's sex as such a big deal. While the main character expressed emotionally intimate thoughts, I truly do not believe that they were the sort that only a woman could put down on paper.
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Summary: wonderfully depressing, amazingly fantastic
Review: It all started in 1956, the day Dolores Price and her family had a free television delivered....
A depressingly funny and heartbreaking tale of an outcast trying to fit in, a fat girl attempting to become skinny and a loner wishing for friends is the book She's Come Undone. It is an intense ride for anyone attempting to read through it. To not feel like Dolores at some point of the book is completely unfeasible, to not cry is humanly impossible and to not laugh feels like a sin. Some how, Wally Lamb, was able to dig deep into a girl's transition into womanhood. The pain she feel's when becoming obese, the sadness she encounters after being told she cannot have children and the rape she lives through at age 13, was executed perfectly in this amazing book. The voice of Dolores Price is so real so believable, you almost forget that a man wrote it.
Every Character is unbelievably real and incredibly painful to read about. So much death and loss occurs in Dolores's life, it's incredibly hard to bear. But even through her pain, there is hope and a sense of accomplishment. When she loses half of her 257 pound self, I felt hopeful and happy, when she finally expresses love for her mother, even after her mothers death, a feeling of sad joy overcomes my body. Literally the first half of the life of the fictional character "Dolores Price" is written about in She's Come Undone. From the abandonment and abuse of her father at a very young age to the adultery and abuse of her first husband in her late 20's, I was glued to the book all the way through. Never wanting to put it down, I completely missed math class as I was so engaged in Dolores's messed up life.
Never would I have thought that whales would have such a great meaning in this book or that two hippies and a baby could change a person's direction in life. I learned so much about a person who I don't even know, though Dolores the character was made up there are many real Dolores's out their and after reading this I can somehow, in a very distorted way, relate. I love this book because of its depressing overtone and because of the overall effect. It's definitely not for everyone but a book very much worth trying. It has changed the way I think and changed my belief that no man could ever write a book completely believable, about a girl.
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Summary: Incredible novel
Review: I couldn't put it down. Yes, it was depressing, but it was so true and so honest. I was deeply saddened and deeply affected by this story. I love weight books, so I'm biased. Other great 'weight' books for you to check out: "Good in Bed," by Jennifer Weiner, "The Next Big Thing" by Johanna Edwards, and "Jemima J" by Jane Green.
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Summary: She's Come Undone
Review: The book She's Come Undone changed my life and was probably the best book that I have ever read. It is a story of love, hate, and everything in between. The story of Dolores is touching and real and I think at some point we can all relate to this emotionally unstable young woman. I was brought into her life and while reading it I somewhat became Dolores. When she cried I cried, and when she laughed I laughed. I felt truly sorry for her as a character. But through all of that, I only know that I will never forget Dolores Price.
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Summary: Didn't Like the Ending
Review: I thought this was definitely an engaging read. I was hooked from the very first page. I, too, was amazed at Lamb's ability to deal with Dolores Price so realistically since he was a male. I thought the general "morals of the story" that were being made throughout were poignant and the points were well-taken. It was engaging enough that I would read it again to pick up on the themes I missed the first time around.
The thing I didn't like about it was how the story began to unravel in the last 200 pages. It felt very rushed and to me was unbelievable. From the point that she gets a certain someone's address and goes to find that certain someone, the story did not seem to be as believable as it was before. Come to think of it, in general, I thought the major transitions in the story could have been done a bit better. I also thought some of the characters and subplots were not as fully developed as they could have been. It became almost a replay of the movie Forrest Gump at the end.
I picked up the book because it was an Oprah Book Club selection in the past. I could clearly see why because of the themes in the story. I would recommend the book because I think those themes are issues with which everyone should grapple, however, I just longed for a better story at the end even though the story I read kept me hooked.
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Summary: very good
Review: I really enjoyed this book because of the journey it took me on. Rarely does a book put me completely in someone else's shoes living and breathing in their world. It spans almost 40 years into the life of Dolores Price. From a girl to a woman with all the issues of today inbetween like rape, obesity, marriage, divorce, AIDS, friendship, love, death, and last but not least laughter. The topics are mixed together with a wit and satire that I absolutely loved... I hope this review helped you
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Summary: All done up and some place to go
Review: Dolores Price begins her story in 1956, the day a free television is delivered. When you look up "weirdo" in the dictionary, you will undoubtedly see a picture of poor Dolores. Her parents are nuts jobs and almost everyone she knows is a total jerk. I will echo what many have said before me - there's no way a man wrote this book, I mean why would he even want to? It's an amazing journey into the heart and mind of a tormented female soul. You laugh out loud and feel like crying while you read it. At times I was downright angry and felt haunted when I put it down. I wish it had ended a bit differently, but all in all I would call this book absolutely stellar. I'm already on to his much longer tome, I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE. I can tell it's going to be even better. I've never been so captivated by a writer's style. Would also recommend BARK OF THE DOGWOOD by Jackson McCrae for another equally disturbing and well-written book.
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Summary: She's Done Nicely
Review: In She Comes Undone, Wally Lamb creates a most memorable and damaged character with Dolores Price. The sheer pain and humilation this woman goes through from rape to obesity, a fractured family life and divorce tends to push the character and reader over the edge into depression and despair. Yet this is were Lamb gets his awards, the writing transitions smoothly as you see Delores progress from victim to a scared, jaded survivor. The book is written so well in first person one finds it hard to believe that the author is a man. The only drawback of the book was that the author throws every terrible possible scenerio at Delores to overcome which almost makes this a drama fest, however strong character development, a tight plot and keen details prevent She's Come Undone from being overdone.
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