Journal Entry 1 by Ladyjanet from Normal, Illinois USA on Saturday, June 14, 2008

This is one of the best books I've read in years. I just remember thinking "This was written by a man?" because it perfectly nails what it's like to grow up female. Wonderful book!

Amazon.com
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. 

Journal Entry 2 by Jordanne from Landgraaf, Limburg Netherlands on Thursday, September 18, 2008

I remember seeing the Oprah-show when she was discussing this book and I have always wanted to read it. Thanks Ladyjanet!