Reviews

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

traceyanneg's review

4.0

The setting for this book is, in part, Columbine High School and the massacre that happened there. The story continues showing the fallout that one day had on a couple. The woman suffers from PTSD (and other problems) and the husband has his own issues of guilt for not being there for his wife. I enjoyed it, but overall it was depressing.

cnorman4405's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lovesresqdogs's review

5.0

Took me some time to get into... and over a year to finish however it is an amazing story... fell in love with it

lunababybat's review against another edition

Yeah, I can handle some not-so-politically correct things in my books, but rape and rape justification rhetoric ain't it for me dawg.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism

alexadigby's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

usuallyjaz's review against another edition

3.0

this book was not too bad, but the main character is kind of not likable until the end. there are no warnings for the r*pe that is depicted which is kind of disheartening. the stepfather character is also awful and yet the therapist character wants our main character to forgive him and become buddy buddy; which i find awful. some of the characters i did like, and it was definitely an interesting read

jeisel's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

So I didn’t realize this was the abridged version of this book but the. Again I don’t think I would have gotten through the unabridged. I ended up like I g this book and thought it had a nice ending to it. It’s really more character driven so there’s not a big plot to follow, although there is a plot, so it’s slow and it took me a while to actually get invested. Overall I don’t know if it will be memorable but I enjoyed it.

vperkins13mk's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

rattlecakes's review

5.0

been such a long time since I read this, I must do it again. made me want to be a psychiatrist!

catast's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5