She's Come Undone

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of three Oprah Book Club Picks including The River Is Waiting—Wally Lamb takes us on an extraordinary journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years.

“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....”

Meet Dolores Price. She’s thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Beached like a whale 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 rolls 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 really going belly up.

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. At once a fragile girl and a hard-edged cynic, so tough to love yet so inimitably lovable, Dolores is as poignantly real as our own imperfections. She’s Come Undone includes a promise: you will never forget Dolores Price.

Loved it!

If you could sum up She's Come Undone in three words, what would they be?

Beautiful, sad, and hilarious!

What did you like best about this story?

I like that Dolores finds happiness at the end. I read the book when it came out and remember loving it. Of course, I still feel the same after listening to it.

Which character – as performed by Linda Stephens – was your favorite?

Obviously Dolores Price...she remains strong

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book did make me cry, especially at the end.

Any additional comments?

Love anything that Wally Lamb writes...he's amazing!

Very good, but not quite great.

This is a story that is greatly enhanced by the narration. I preferred Angle of Repose for its content, but Linda Stevens' performance makes this one almost as good a listen. The story is a bit predictable, but the character development mostly makes up for the somewhat lackluster, obvious, and overused themes and devices. I wouldn't listen to it again, but I do recommend it and I'll listen to more by the same author.

Couldn't stop listening.

I really enjoyed the story. It was dark at times but also had some humor. It kept me hooked, wanting to know what happens to Delores. I thought the narrator did a wonderful job.

Amazing

I bet I've read this book ten times in the past twenty years. Everytime I read it I get something new. This is the first time I've had it read to me and the first time I've heard Delores's story since becoming a mother. If you have never read a book by Wally Lamb I highly suggest picking one up. We are Water or I know This Much is True are two other great books that he has written.

depressing and disturbing

This was a wild card read for me. I had no expectations going in, but I come from a family with some mental illness so I gave it a shot. The story was vividly descriptive of the era represented and very believable. The insights were realistic and painful through most of the story. However, it seemed that the author felt obligated to end on an upbeat note, which was so counter to the entire book as to seem forced.