I put off reading Wally Lamb’s hefty novel She’s Come Undone, because I knew it is about a young girl who became fat, and I could not imagine reading 500-plus pages about being fat. But I should have known that Lamb could spin a great tale and just put myself in his capable hands.
So much happens in Dolores Price’s young life that her weight gain (and loss) is just a small part of this crowded story. Without giving anything away, Dolores survives family loss, endures trauma, makes mistakes, repeats mistakes, and finally builds a life that works for her.
The glory of Lamb’s story is that he makes it absolutely believable, no matter how awful or statistically improbable. From Dolores as a little kid riding her bike through her neighborhood; through her depressingly difficult teen years, her recovery, and her rash first marriage; to her ultimate contentment with the life she creates, Dolores is an authentic and endearing heroine.
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NOTES
She's Come Undone counts as the first chunkster I read for the 2013 Chunkster Challenge, and counts for one of my books for the three TBR challenges I am doing this year.
I read this years and years ago and don't remember too much about it except for the fact that I liked it.
ReplyDeleteI love Wally Lamb so much!! This wasn't the first book of his that I read, and it won't be the last :) Hopefully he comes out with something new for us soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with this one but it does sound intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI liked this one too. Thanks for linking it in to Books You Loved
ReplyDeleteI've had this book on my shelf for sooo many years - I really must get around to it this year. Thanks for the reminder.
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