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Summary: An epic journey of self discovery through family lines...
Review: A friend lent me this book before she even read it herself which is the ultimate act of generosity - when I looked at the size of it originally I estimated a month's worth of reading but once I got it home and started it I finished the book in 2 weeks. Found it a completely engrossing story of family - of burdens, of guilt,ultimately of discovery and joy - of history repeating itself of the same things that we are all by products of. Highly recommend this book.
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Summary: The best book of the year!!!
Review: At first, I was intimidated by the fact that this book was 900 pages long. Once I started reading though, I got entirely wrapped up in the characters and couldn't put it down. Not only was the relationship between Thomas and Dominick interesting, but the incorporation of the past threw in a few suprises as well. It was such a wonderful book---one that will be long remembered.
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Summary: Couldn't Put It Down
Review: I enjoyed this book very much. Dominick and Thomas became very real people, not just characters in a very long novel. Thank you Mr Lamb. I'm looking forward to your next effort.
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Summary: Just a darn good read
Review: I loved this book. Anyone who has a crazy family (and we all do), a mom, a job, a spouse, a shrink, and a past will relate to something here. It isn't often that a book brings me to tears, but this one did and months after I read it I would find myself thinking about Dominick and Thomas. If that makes me a sentimental fool, so be it. It was hard to put down.
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Summary: Definitely Worth the Effort
Review: Though at times this book was difficult to get through, it is most definely worth it. I alternated hating yet understanding Dominick and knowing that in the same circumstances I would do the same thing. Wally Lamb took the time to fully develop each character, and now I carry them with me like a part of my family.
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Summary: A very absorbing story
Review: This is a great book with a great story line. It is one of those rare books that both men and women will love.
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Summary: I know THIS much is true...
Review: This book ranks in the top 10 of my favorites. As a person who knows too well how mental illness can control someone's world (I have a family member who has been struggling with this for 40 years), it is obvious Wally Lamb has done his homework. A bi-polar personality can be treated, but the life of that person and those around him are always on the edge. Most true is the fact that , although modern medical science has provided wonderful treatments for schizophrenia, all too often the patient stops taking medication when he feels he has been cured. This makes for a vicious cycle of treatment, hospitalization,and false security. I was caught up in this book, and almost felt as if it was taking a toll on my own sanity. That is how good this book is. It was not too long of a read, and I highly recommend it to anyone who would like a glimpse of what dealing with mental illness is like. More tea, Mrs. Calabash?
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Summary: Fractured American Male?
Review: Is this the tale of the stereotypical emotionally unavailable male that we continue to raise in the US?Crazy things happen to people in the course of everyday life. Anger and arrogance seem to compound the difficulties Dominick faces. If he can move from the problem to destruction to resurrection to wholeness, will his problems be smoothed out? Lamb seems to think so. There is a ton of plot in this book and I am not one of those sophisticated readers that understood all the stuff about rabbits and monkeys, so I gave _I Know This Much Is True_ a four instead of a five. It remains one of the better books that I have read.
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Summary: Passionate and strong. Let down by the ending
Review: I found the book easy to read even though the content was so strong and harsh. You sympathized even while wishing he would just let go of his promise and get on with his life. I felt the ending wrapped everything up to nicely and I was left feeling robbed. The book was let down by the last two chapters. All up however it is a intriguing light read.
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Summary: Excellent second novel
Review: Mr Lamb has done it again with this book, I loved She's Come Undone and wasn't sure this one would measure up but it came very close. The characters and very well defined and I couldn't put it down. It will be on my gift list this year.
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