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She's Come Undone (Oprah's Book Club) | 
 enlarge | Author: Wally Lamb
Publisher: Pocket
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1669 reviews
Sales Rank: 4198
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0671021001
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780671021009
ASIN: 0671021001
Publication Date: June 1, 1998
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Amazon.com Review
Oprah Book Club Selection, January 1997: "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." So begins the story of Dolores Price, the unconventional heroine of Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone. Dolores is a class-A emotional basket case, and why shouldn't she be? She's suffered almost every abuse and familial travesty that exists: Her father is a violent, philandering liar; her mother has the mental and emotional consistency of Jell-O; and the men in her life are probably the gender's most loathsome creatures. But Dolores is no quitter; she battles her woes with a sense of self-indulgence and gluttony rivaled only by Henry VIII. Hers is a dysfunctional Wonder Years, where growing up in the golden era was anything but ideal. While most kids her age were dealing with the monumental importance of the latest Beatles single and how college turned an older sibling into a long-haired hippie, Dolores was grappling with such issues as divorce, rape, and mental illness. Whether you're disgusted by her antics or moved by her pathetic ploys, you'll be drawn into Dolores's warped, hilarious, Mallomar-munching world.
Product Description
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.Meet Dolores Price. She's 13, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Stranded 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 orbits 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 she really goes under.
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A quick read despite the 465 pages September 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The painful story of Dolores Price, a coming-of-age odyssey. Dolores is cynical and sarcastic and imminently lovable. We cheer for her at the same time that we are embarassed by her. An extremely quick read despite the 465 pages.
 wasted time and energy September 1, 2008
very, very depressing; i too felt violated.....esp since it was written by a man!!! read it for book club read..only 2 people liked the book; one person checked her book out from the local library and i gave her my new copy(since i wasted my money on it) to replace the old copy.....would never, ever recommend this read;
Depressing and crude, indeed. August 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with what another reviewer said about this book being simply depressing and the character crude. Her life is so bleak and her personality isn't in the slightest bit feminine - which makes me wonder why others are impressed that this is written by a man. Her speech, thoughts, approach and lack of (unfortunately true in this society) a more typical oppressed persona makes it clear right away that this is not written from the mind, heart and knowledge of a female. I was unable to identify or sympathize with her because she didn't think like a girl. Aside from that distraction, the character was just so unlikable! Most of her actions made no sense in the context of this story and I didn't believe this writer knew anything about being overweight either. Unhappy overweight girls do not bring up their weight constantly! They hide from it. This man was doing the same thing men always do - making a joke of it.
 Don't really get it, but it's not bad July 20, 2008
I don't think it's worthy of Oprah's book club, but it wasn't terrible. It's depressing is what it is. One of my friends who read it said she cried at the end, but when I got there I totally didn't get it. You keep thinking things have to improve for the main character, but they don't really. What it has going for it is it's an easy read and engaging.
 I was undone May 31, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
For the most part, if I can't write a favorable review I don't write any, but this time I must go against my own rule.
What is with Oprah and her book club choices? I can honestly say that almost every book that I read (listened to) suggested by her has been a big disappointment to me.
Maybe I just don't get it, or maybe I just don't want to wallow in a continual barrel of sadness and tragedy.
The heroine (so to speak) in SHE'S COME UNDONE, is not only depressing and crude, in my opinion, she is right up there in the WHO CARE'S category. This was written as though it was supposed to bring some sort of enlightenment and it never did.
The only part I can see happening is the fact that she stole her college roommate's boyfriend's letters, then met and eventually married him. (Even though he was a total loser,). I can see this because I had it happen to me in high school. The gravy is, I know they weren't happy either.
I never could understand as I listened to this book when and where she found herself-other than losing the insurmountable weight she'd gained. She stayed with man who cheated on her and abused her so emotionally I wondered why she put up with it.
Her small alternative relationship seemed an after thought and brought nothing to the storyline.
In my opinion, I'm sorry to say this was not a good read for me.
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