She's Come Undoneby Wally Lamb
*****
Dolores Price has had tough childhood. As if being bullied and picked on wasn't enough, she also has to contend with her parents' divorce and her mother's subsequent institutionalization, among other things. Dolores copes with them the only way she knows how: by sitting in front of the television and eating junk food. By the time she's deemed ready to enter the "real world", she weighs a little over 250 pounds. Now Dolores is on her own and determined to make it.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I love reading about people's life stories, real or fictional, and this one is no exception. Even though my life is nothing like Dolores's, I could really relate to how she was feeling. What's really amazing about this book is that the author is a man yet gets inside the head of a girl so easily. Anyone who's interested in books about the personal struggles of others should definitely read this one.
6 comments:
This is definitely a male author who "gets" women. I've read all his books and highly recommend them. Good review!
It sounds really good
I want to read this!
... That really doesn't sound very appealing..
It's pretty cool when a male author can write from a girl's point of view so well. It almost never happens though
This actually sounds good, I'd be interested in reading more adult fiction.
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