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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Priceless Dolores,
By Luanne (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: She's Come Undone (Paperback)
The length of this book put me off initially and for a couple of months it simply sat on my shelf, intimidating me, overwhelming me. Eventually I managed to pick it up and, once I had, I could not put it down. Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone tells the story of Dolores Price from aged 4 through to middle age. I found her to be immediately likeable. She begins as a naive young child and I think she retains most of this naivety throughout, which can be seen in the letters she writes to her grandmother later on in the book. Wally Lamb throws practically every tragedy you could ever imagine at poor old Dolores, including divorce, rape, death, depression, AIDS, abortion, infertility, obesity. But I don't think this makes the book unlikely or a depressing read, as some have claimed. Granted, She's Come Undone is capable of making you cry, but surely I am not the only reader capable of seeing the humour which exists in nearly every page? How can you not laugh at instances such as when Dolores claims to be an artist and is asked "What medium do you work in?" to which she replies, with all seriousness, "Etch-a-sketch." That She's Come Undone is actually written by a man is truely remarkable. Lamb captures perfectly the hopes and insecurities many women feel. The book is extremely well-written and Dolores Price is so real she literally jumps off each page. This book evokes sadness, laughter, inspiration (though not in an over-sentimental way). The main theme is about wanting to be loved and I found the ending (where Dolores finds happiness but to a degree and not exactly everything she craved for) a refreshing change to the stereotypical endings many books of this type have. In sum, I would recommend this book very highly and I look forward to reading Wally Lamb's other novels.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Moved me to tears!!,
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This review is from: She's Come Undone (Paperback)
After reading previous reviews I really feel like adding my opinion! The cover and other readers have said this book is hilarious but I have to disagree! This book is moving and sad!! Yes the main character's self deprecating thoughts and comments are sometimes amusing but beneath this is the underlying tragedy and misfortune that occurr in her life. Aside from that she is not a victim but a fighter.She deals with every blow as it comes and yet still carries on and gets what she can out of her life without being a superhuman, which makes the book so real!I do have to agree with other reviewers that its hard to believe that this amazing book was written by a man. Give this book a go and you wont be dissappointed!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I cried all the way through,
By tracy_treadstone@mcmail.com (Berkshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: She's Come Undone (Paperback)
An amazing book, I borrowed this of a friend after she said it was fantastic and I read it lying by the beach in Jamiaca. An amazing read where you laugh and cry with the main character and I was unable to put it down. 3 months after reading I still think about the book and the main character Dolores Price. It gives you a real insight as to what some people go through and how cruel people of this world can be. The struggle of her life is heart wrenching and I can't wait to read the next Wally Lamb book.
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