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Summary: My red eyes
Review: This book took me on an emotional roller coaster. First, I hated it but read on anyway. The way Delores acted when she was fat was repulsive and I wanted to shake her. Then reading about her sexual encounters made me sick until...she met Dante and then of course sex was okay to read about. Rebirthing herself was wild at the institution, but I must tell you the most emotional part for me was this morning (I swore I would stay up until I finished it) at 200am when reading the last couple of chapters all I could do was cry, throw the book across the room, run to the bathroom and blow my nose, pick up the book again, cry, the words would get blurry, I would throw down the book again, run to the bathroom and blow my nose again....this went on and on until I thought I needed an ambulance! Finally, I finished it, sat in bed and cried for the longest time, blew my nose and replayed the whole book in my mind as I tried to fix my covers and turn out the light. When I woke up this morning my bed had white tissues falling out from under the covers landing all over the floor. Wow, what a book! What a wonderful ending due to love.
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Summary: I wasn't sure about this at first....
Review: When I first started reading this book, I had mixed feelings. I wasn't sure if I really wanted to read about this girl going through so much. I was afraid it would be too depressing. As it turns out, after I finished it, I couldn't stop thinking about it. The story is about Dolores Price and how she deals with her parents breakup, her mother's break down and living with Grandma. A turning point in her life at 13 causes her to overeat, her mother to stuff her full to cover her guilt, and then eventually her own mental breakdown. She recovers, determined to make a life of her own. Eventually she gets married to the man she dreamed of for many years. When that starts to unravel, she realizes she can make it on her own without a husband. I liked this, I have to say, and was glad it had a "happy" ending. I'd recommend this book.
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Summary: Waiting For "She's Come Together", Part II
Review: I really enjoyed this book but..., I HATED the ending. It was a stupid "whale" ending. I want to know what happend to Jack Speight, the wicked sisters at the store, Ruth, Larry & Tia, Eric & Kippy, Dottie, Domingos the cab driver, more about Tony's missing years, Dante, Dr. Shaw, her half-way house roommates, Thayer, Jemal, etc. Too much time at the end was devoted to Roberta & Mr. Pucci. The end should have also included more of the events of the above character's lives. Their colorful life stories could have been woven into more shockers like the Burger King revelation. (I loved that part!) The end leaves the reader just hanging and craving more! Unsatisfied. Can there be a "She's Come Together", Book II portraying the rest of Dolore's life (age 40-80)? Could it depict the answers to my curiousity regarding what happened in the lives of these other characters? Possibly include more ups and downs for Dolores? Vengence on those who were so cruel to her? Rewards to those that were kind? Please Wally Please! Give us some more.
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Summary: Painful reality with a saving grace
Review: I have mixed feeling about this novel. I was snared by the story early on and found it hard to put down. Dolores Price could have been the girl next door to me growing up. Her childhood wasn't much out of the ordinary. What was unfortunate was her subjection to her parent's rocky marriage (but many children deal with that and grow up "normal")and her mother's nervous breakdown-- but that was small potatoes compared to what happened when Dolores turned 13. There were episodes in this book that were so completely disheartening and unsavory that I wanted to stop reading. But then Lamb would give Dolores a gift (an unusual friendship or insight into another person's pain), and that gift would give Dolores and me (the reader) the strength to go on. I still have mixed feelings about this book. It has been 2 days since I finished and I am still refering to it my mind.. still mulling it over. That typcially means for me that this had the makings of a great read. So, although the story becomes vulgar and graphic at times, I have to rate the book high... because something important is being said about never giving up on yourself and finding peace and meaning in your life.
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Summary: Everything you never want to be
Review: "She's Come Undone" is truly the story of the girl you never aspired to be. Don't begin this book looking for a feel-good story. Wally Lamb is a terrific writer; so much so that it is easy to forget that a man wrote the female main-character, Dolores. Yet Dolores's story is sad and depressing and not at all inspiring. I found myself at conflict with myself as I read: struggling to keep reading this book but also to put it down! "She's Come Undone" should be light-reading material; and although it is definitely a quick read, I would not recommend taking this book on vacation.
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Summary: Hmmmmm...
Review: I have read only two of Oprah's books so far, and this one is far better than the first (Deep End of the Ocean). It was definitely interesting, in the sort of way that people want to view car wrecks. I had a hard time identifying with Delores, the main character, at points because a) she refused to help herself and b) she went through so many bizarre life experiences. So I can not say how I would react to many of the situations that she experienced, but I can say that I wanted to reach inside the book, give her a good slap, and scream, "Do something! Anything!" But the best characters aren't always likeable (look at Scarlett O'Hara). Lamb crafted a book that piqued and held my interest until the very end and helped to show many of the mistakes that women make in the name of supposed "love," "friendship," and family ties. Definitely worth a read, but be warned - it is depressing at points.
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Summary: extremely moving...
Review: My sister, who I share very few of the same likings with, urged me to read this book, and I am very gracious to her for it. Although I am not the type of person who reads a new book every week, I finished this book within 4 or 5 days. It really embodied a lot of the problems that I believe many women, especially young girls, deal with on a daily basis. Maybe by reading this book it could show some of them that they are not alone in feeling the way they do. I am eager to read Lamb's other books, and other books that are on Oprah's list.
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Summary: I Laughed...I Cried...
Review: Wow. What a story! She's Come Undone was full of surprises. I didn't predict any of the events which took place in this story, which I am usually able to do. I just kept reading and reading, and let the events unfold. I read this book on the train on my way to and from work. Many times did I almost miss my stop, I was so absorbed by the story! Now that I am finished, I miss Delores. Read She's Come Undone to discover how a troubled young girl manages to straighten out her life. Reader Beware: You will be extremely moved by this book.
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Summary: Oprah, you disappoint me...
Review: It amazes me that Oprah can put her stamp of approval on "Beloved" and on this book in the same lifetime. Uninspired, unengaging, this book takes family dysfunction to an all-time new level of cliche. Sad, because Lamb's prose not bad on the whole. This book is perfect for those of us who don't think that independent thought is a prerequisite for reading -- or for writing, I suppose. People who enjoy self-help books and think that Good Will Hunting is an original and provocative movie will absolutely love this. Oprah, salutes to you for dumbing down your standards and convincing millions of American women to pay money for mediocrity.
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Summary: Yay!
Review: Ok, I'm not going to summarize the book, because so many other people have already done that. I'll just say "read this book". You'll thank me for it.
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