She's Come Undone

Wow, looking at the reviews here, I haven't seen this much attacking of a book since Twilight.

I find Wally Lamb a great writer. Many times in the book he would jab you in the funny bone from out of nowhere. I love how he he thrust the reader in the middle of episodes leaving the reader to imagine how things might have happened. Solid 4 stars there.

Now, I'm not overweight, female, and my lone whale watching expedition was rained out (and the boat didn't go out). Without spoiling the book, let's say there are a lot of things Dolores Price experienced that I have no idea what they are like so it would impossible for me to rate how Wally Price related to an overweight girl.

In fact, I cared little for Dolores. In the beginning, she was more just a train wreck as the first guest in a Jerry Springer episodes. Then the mess got messier. She become even more undone. And at arm's length, I continued to watch and wondered where she going and doing.

The book felt like a triathlon as I kept glancing when the train wreck would end. It's a healthy sized book though not anything that I would ask anyone go follow me though.
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I liked the flair and sense of humour the main character of the book portrayed. A quirky book. ( )

Hard to believe Wally isn't really a woman. An honest story about the weight of lies. ( )

Great book. Its hard to believe it was written by a man. ( )

I was tricked into reading this. Like the true book snob I am, I have a rule that I will not read any Oprah books. A friend of mine, knowing the rule, suckered me into reading this one without telling me that it was an Oprah book. I found out mid-way through. I think that's why I really liked the book but tired of it towards the end. I'm such a snob. This is the life of Delores Price and better you should read about her life than meet her. Much of it is funny and lot of it tragic and twisted but it works. ( )