She's Come Undone --Wally Lamb


NrrdGrrl! Discussion Forum: Music, Lit, and Pop Culture: Books-- loved it? hated it? didn't get it?: She's Come Undone --Wally Lamb
By Shannon on Wednesday, March 4, 1998 - 10:51 am:

Has anyone else read this wonderful book? It's written by a man, and told through a woman's eyes, but you'd never know it. I don't think you *could* read it and not be totally touched by the main charecter, Dolores. By the end of the book (which I read in one day), I was totally in love with her. This book should definitely be required female reading!


By Melanie Levi (Melaniel) on Monday, March 9, 1998 - 08:50 pm:

I bought this book for my brother's girlfriend, who is a book fiend like me! I didn't read it first, but she fell in love with it and has read it 3 times now. I'm getting my own copy!!


By Anonymous on Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - 01:25 pm:

Whats this book about? It sounds good!


By Shannon on Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - 11:56 pm:

The book is the (fictional) life story of Dolores Price. We watch as our heroine overcomes childhood trauma, a *huge* weight problem, and various bullsh*t from several men to find happiness, and herself in the end. Through the entire thing, she maintains a *great* sarcasm and wit..... she's definitely a nrrdgrrl at heart. Her story is *so* encouraging and uplifting!


By Meaghan Hill on Monday, April 27, 1998 - 05:50 pm:

The book is totally awesome, I am loving every minute of it. I am only on page 163 and i can't put it down. I suggest this book to anyone who loves a good and easy read.
Meaghan


By Elisabeth on Thursday, August 6, 1998 - 02:39 pm:

Am i the only one who *hated* this book? I devoured it, granted, but afterwards i felt... dirty. It's *completely* manipulative and bogus, an attempt to get every female trauma possible into one book - abortion, eating disorders, rape, divorce, mental illness, etc. This is at the expense of consistent characterization (see: Dante's switcheroo).

Lamb writes well, i'll admit that, but as a whole .... ugh. try Margaret Atwood's *Cat's Eye* for a more honest treatment of some of the same issues.


By Lesley on Monday, August 10, 1998 - 01:13 pm:

I agree with Elisabeth. The book was entertaining but dealt with the issues in a very cold clinical fashion. Although, he appears to have a good handle on a textbook description of post traumatic syndrome after sexual assault. It's a fairly easy quick read, maybe his subsequent books will have more depth. Along with Attwood, I suggest Ann-Marie MacDonalds "Fall on your knees" as another additional choice.


By Atarigrrl on Friday, October 30, 1998 - 04:23 pm:

I loved it. Dolores is totally a nrrdgrrl. By the end of the book you realize that she doesn't really have any job skills but she's been through so much living experience. The way the events unfolded reminded me of Forrest Gump in some ways, don't ask. She's kind of hard to like because she changes so much and does seemingly insane things like killing fish.
She never really finds out what she wants. She buys a slip she really wants and then destroys it, she buys more meat than she could ever eat, and she asks for her tv back then throws it out. And she's always trying to become someone else, maybe to escape the assault.
My neighbor stupidly threw the book out and I saw it with some board games and furniture on her curb, so I took it and read it. Now it's a part of my collection and one of my favorite books.


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