She's Come Undone
In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. Meet Dolores Price. She's 13, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Stranded...
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In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. Meet Dolores Price. She's 13, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Stranded in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally orbits into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before she really goes under.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780671021009 (0671021001)
ASIN: 671021001
Publish date: June 28th 1998
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 465
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Novels,
Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Drama,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
I’d had this book on my tbr list since its inception time, so a loonnnggg time. So long that I can’t actually remember what attracted me to it, apart from it being on Opera’s book club. She’s Come Undone follows Dolores Price from age 13 until her mid-thirties. During this time Dolores goes to hel...
I can honestly say that I knew a man had written this when I hit the girl on girl scene. Only a man, or a gay woman, would write that. I read this years ago & that's what has always stuck in my mind, even though Oprah said 'you couldn't tell it had been written by a man'.I do know I didn't care fo...
Haven't read this in years and I only thought about it just now because I saw a list about debut novels and I remember this was a debut, and was on the Oprah book clue.I do remember being impressed with the writing, and detesting the protagonist. Especially the thing with the fish. I was very close ...
Still thinking about my star rating....(edit) I think I will stay with three stars. I know that I am not a big fan of dysfunctional family dramas (for the most part, since there always is the exception!)and would probably not pick this one up again.The focus is on Dolores who as a child suffers thro...
My friend said this was good, so when I found this on sale, I bought it, attempted to read it, but it failed to engage me. Maybe someday I'll finish it, who knows? If anyone can persuade me, then do try to persuade me. :)
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