by Wally Lamb, George Guidall
From Goodreads: In The Hour I First Believed, Lamb travels well beyond his earlier work and embodies in his fiction myth, psychology, family history stretching back many generations, and the questions of faith that lie at the heart of everyday life. The result is an extraordinary tour de force, at ...
I had five days at the cabin in solitude, and I could not wait to bring this book along to read. And am I EVER glad I did! Wally Lamb is a fascinating author. What fascinated me most about his writing in this novel is the way he brilliantly linked the realties of non-fiction events with fictional...
If Nineteen Minutes had been written by a man, it would be this book. The story was hypnotic, the writing eloquent, and the story was the tragic tale of the Columbine shootings that we know all too well. Another goosebump-inducing masterpiece by Wally Lamb. I just wish he would publish more books...
The book is not without merit, and there's no question that Wally Lamb is a gifted writer. There were parts of the story that had me riveted, and that dealt with important contemporary issues. When Lamb stays focused, the effect can be mesmerizing. The big flaw, in my opinion, is that this is two ...
OMG, a wonderful book that I hated to see end. I loved all of Wally Lamb's books but this is his best yet. Highly Recommended
I loved this book! Lamb did a wonderful job of making Columbine victims real people with real family left behind. There is a lot going on in this book, but well worth taking the time to read it.
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