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I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
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I Know This Much is True

by Wally Lamb

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This story really winds up for the pitch and does not disappoint. I found myself nodding off a little towards the end of "she's come undone". Not so much reading this novel though. I was gripping the edges of the book to the very end. Perhaps to hear of sadness, tragedy, mental illness, but also sweetness, family and devotion. This is a really great book! ( )
mzebra | Jul 9, 2009 |  
This was a fascinating and heartfelt novel that draws you in from page one and keeps you riveted as the story takes twists and turns back and forth in time. It is about family and knowing who we are and how we fit into the world, especially as it relates to our ancestry and family history. Many laughs and tears and jolts of reality that shake you. Not many novels offer the expansive array of feelings and insights into the human condition, but Wally Lamb accomplishes this with finesse and skill in this brilliant novel. ( )
dugmel | Jul 6, 2009 |  
I was so in tears at the end of this one!! My husband and I joke that Wally Lambs books are about hope and optimisim. But the truth is, they are. You have to get through all the dirt, muck, and tragedy, but in the end his characters always end up at a peaceful yet realistic end. Isn't that what were really are looking for in life? A peacefully content out look on where we've been and where we are going in life!! ( )
drizzlegirl | Jul 5, 2009 |  
This is an amazing book. I have been so moved by the writing and can hardly believe that Dominick is a fictional character as his struggles felt so real. This is a very powerful piece of fiction that I highly recommend and have to give 10 out of 10 to. Now I am off to find more works by Wally Lamb. ( )
riverwillow | Jun 9, 2009 |  
One of my best reads.
ckavich | Jun 1, 2009 |  
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This book is for my father and my sons.
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On the afternoon of October 12, 1990, my twin brother Thomas entered the Three Rivers, Connecticut Public LIbrary, retreated to one of the rear study carrels, and prayed to God the sacrifice he was about to commit would be deemed acceptable.
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"That's the trouble with survival of the fittest ... The corpse at your feet. That little inconvenience."
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Amazon.com (ISBN 0060987561, Paperback)

Tony award-winning Ken Howard (1776, Child's Play) reads I Know This Much Is True with the conviction of a used car salesman and the charm of a seasoned politico. Reminiscent of a former football coach recalling his glory days, Howard's booming, rich voice is a beefy compliment to Lamb's powerful prose. Never to be mistaken as a ventriloquist, Howard makes little distinction when moving in and out of character--his voice barely cracks an octave for dainty female personalities. However, this understatement (so to speak) lends to smooth transitions and believable, down-to-earth narration. (Running time: six hours, four cassettes) --Rebekah Warren

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:54 -0400)

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