Book 20: She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb, 480 pages
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.
This book ruled! I really got lost in it & thoroughly enjoyed every page of it. It reminded me a bit of the books I read as a teen, so perhaps there was a little nostalgia in my enjoyment. Once you get past the fact that a man is writing about the life of a young girl, you'll enjoy this one if you enjoy silly, witty, disfunctional characters.
Finished: August 12th, 2006.
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.
This book ruled! I really got lost in it & thoroughly enjoyed every page of it. It reminded me a bit of the books I read as a teen, so perhaps there was a little nostalgia in my enjoyment. Once you get past the fact that a man is writing about the life of a young girl, you'll enjoy this one if you enjoy silly, witty, disfunctional characters.
Finished: August 12th, 2006.