Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

This book was clearly radical and progressive in it's time, but I think it's pretty dated now. The discussion of trauma is poignant and very human and raw, but the plot does revolves around some decenly fat-phobic & outdated concepts.  

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