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Summary: Great Book
Review: I thought this book was great. It would probably be a more convenient read in paperback because if you try and read the hardcover in bed at night, it is really too heavy. Be that as it may, I enjoyed the book and thought the characters were very interesting. I loved the part about Dominicks Italian grandfather's diary and thought it added some pep to the story. Also, after reading alot of the other reviews, I thought the end was pretty convenient, however sometimes life does have happy endings. I really liked this book. I also liked his previous book "She's Come Undone".
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Summary: A Moving Story
Review: This book was an amazing one for me. Wally Lamb has made characters that are so real, by the end of this monstrous book you feel you know them well. Wally Lamb is a true artist. You sometimes want to reach out and shake the main character, like he was real, like you could advise him. This story, though it is long, is well worth the lessons and the fulfillment. I loved this book.
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Summary: For anyone with a family member with emotional disabilities
Review: One of the most emotional, inspiring novels I have ever read. For anyone who has a family member with emotional problems, this book relates to the guilt of being "normal", makes you think about what you have in life, makes you feel, and makes you realize that you can't be truly happy until you accept what's in your past and learn to forgive. You follow Dominicks life and feel his challenges, his guilt, his pain. Though I agree the ending was a bit too tidy, it was worth every moment I invested in that book.
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Summary: One book that I KNOW I'll read again!
Review: This book, although a little slow to start, kept me riveted once things fell into place. The sheer honesty of the writing is a fresh change from other authors. I recommend this book to anyone who's looking for an intense story!
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Summary: EXCELLENT STORY-SPELL BINDING CHAPTERS-COULD NOT PUT DOWN-
Review: I received the book for Christmas and having heard that Oprah had chosen it for her "book club" I was very eager to read the book. I found myself very involved with each character and also wanting to know what was going to happen next-the story is a well told story about a family with its many strange twists and well worth every page-suspense, love,hate-all the emotions.One questions the author's constant use of the now famous "four letter word" sometimes it would be used 10-12 times between two pages-is it due to the time in history that it is written - or some other reason-the story did not need it to be a good read. I wish the author would comment since he is a teacher in a University-is it possible he is making a statement to future writers? I would hesitate to recommend this to many of my friends because of the word.
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Summary: This book was trashy and I hated it.
Review: I can't figure out what all the hype is about. I found this book offensive, filled with foul language and a deffinite waste of my time. If this is the sort of trash people think is a fabulous must read, I fear for the moral decay of our civilization. I was disappointed that Oprah would suggest such a depressing and lousy book.
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Summary: relevance of the book to the practice of psychiatry
Review: I was interested to read the reviews you have posted. Most agree that the book is well-written and a good read.(I have bought two copies and they are constantly being lent to all kinds of readers who devour them) None of the reviews mention however how subversive the book is to accepted views of schizophrenia, which is understood and practised today as if it were a wholly organic phenomenon. If you do not believe this, ask a so-called "schizophrenic" when he was asked about his sexual history, or when he or his family were offered psychotherapy.Or how she was treated in a mental hospital. Or whether anyone was interested in her rights. This book is so popular because people read it and say "this is true". This man knows the territory.He has said the unsayable - that many of those hospitalised with psychoses have experienced terrible abuse and psychiatry simply refuses to address it. Congratulations to Wally Lamb on a remarkable and timely book. (I am a psychiatrist by the way)
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Summary: Makes you stop and think about your own family life!
Review: I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. The author develops the characters so completely that you feel you know them intimately. I heard about this book on Oprah and decided to buy it to take with me on vacation. I spent most of the vacation lounging on the beach and reading this compelling story. I was, however, disappointed in the ending of the book. I felt that everything was wrapped up too neatly and too predictably. It made this nice long story come to an abrupt halt. It won't keep me from reading other novels by Wally Lamb, he's worth another try!
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Summary: Good, but a little long
Review: Just like in She's Come Undone, Lamb really does a good job of stirring up human emotions. But how can so many terrible things happen to one person? One family? Maybe I am a little too overprivledged, but this book was over the top for me...
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Summary: Very moving read.
Review: I was mesmerized with the emotion one twin felt for the other. I feel Wally Lamb as he did with "She's Come Undone" has captured the feelings of a disturbed individual and his or her fight to survive. Wally Lamb takes us on an emotional rollercoaster.
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