She's Come Undone
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4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
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Publisher Description
In this New York Times bestselling 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.
"Mine is a story of craving: an unreliable account of lusts and troubles that began, somehow, in 1956 on the day our free television was delivered...."
Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Beached like a whale 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 rolls 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 really going belly up.
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. At once a fragile girl and a hard-edged cynic, so tough to love yet so inimitably lovable, Dolores is as poignantly real as our own imperfections. She's Come Undone includes a promise: you will never forget Dolores Price.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This iconic and warmhearted coming-of-age novel is about working through some of the deepest and darkest problems that can haunt a young person. After being raped by a neighbor, teenager Dolores Price consoles herself with copious amounts of junk food and television. Her traumatic experiences eventually land her in a mental institution, where things finally begin to improve. Author Wally Lamb approaches the novel’s heavy themes—which include suicide and forced abortion—with a striking gentleness. He also balances the novel’s darkness with vivid, often funny descriptions of everyday life in ’60s and ’70s New England. If you’re looking for an emotional novel that keeps hope alive, check out She’s Come Undone.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this engaging first novel, narrator Dolores Price recounts her life story from age four to age 40; her relentless parade of disasters makes for interesting reading.
Customer Reviews
See AllBeautiful story
The book was well written and addresses so many tough subjects such as rape, death, mental health struggles. At first I didn’t like the main character but grew to care about her. Just wish the ending was happier
Amazing
What an amazing story about loss, love, and finding out who you truly are. This story makes you think about life and what it means to live.
One of my favorites
I have read this book twice now. I love Dolores and her honesty.