A review by amyjmcmillan
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb

reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I first read this book when it came out more than 30 years ago. I must have been a freshman in college. I remember liking it and feeling a bit shocked by the traumatic events that happen to the main character. Reading it now, it feels more realistic. Like I can believe that these things would actually happen to a person. Some parts are a bit dated and it is depressing at times, but ultimately Dolores’s story is inspiring and hopeful. Like other readers, I kept wondering how a man could write such a believable narrative about a woman’s interior life. How does he know what it’s like? In my opinion, he gets it (mostly) right.