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sarahflessner's review against another edition
5.0
Not quite as good as I Know this Much is True, but another amazing character that comes to life.
mermerdundun's review against another edition
3.0
I bought this at a thrift store because I remembered people recommending it to me, and picked it up off of my shelf when I was very, very bored. The book starts off strong, but ended really poorly. I think it was an easy read... a pageturner.
ashleyehooker's review against another edition
4.0
I remember being really into this book but I think it was more about where I was in life than it being a really good book.
heidi_loves_to_read's review against another edition
3.0
I loved this long ago when I hadn't read as many books. After re-reading it- I'm not so sure. The character is awful, the plot is awful, it was depressing and frustrating. Perhaps this makes it great writing, but I don't think it's great reading. Was happy with the ending, there was definite resolution there.
niecers's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best books written in a woman's voice by a man. I couldn't put this book down. It was so engrossing. I have recommended this book to several people and they agreed. Brillant!!
julieh2's review against another edition
4.0
i remember being surprised at his skill in writing from a girl's point of view.
949_peewee's review against another edition
2.0
End very predictable, rest of story not. A story of feeling different, dreaming up a married life, having a husband lie and abandon you; then doing self-destructive things and lying to yourself. Delores learned to care about herself and others through people she let herself love and trust.
runekeon's review against another edition
2.0
A very emotional book written by a stoic creative writing teacher, to insure the language is dead and boring. Everything in this book has been written about better elsewhere.
sheexclaimed's review against another edition
5.0
I just can’t understand how this book can have such simple, almost middle grade writing, yet be so dark, devastating, and deeply symbolic. How did a man write this? How many trigger warnings must this thing have? Will I ever stop thinking of this? Did every phycology major read this before graduation? Is this actually the work of some great philosopher? Damn, this book was wild!! I took my sweet time listening to it and I’m glad I did. It had time to seep in. Going through this tragic story I kept being shocked and thinking “nothing worse can happen”, yet it did! If you love dissecting deeper meanings, holy humpback wale, THIS IS IT!! But even if you don’t love discussing symbolism, the raw truth in this book is profound. But it has ALL THE CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS! It was a tough read in that regard. My heart hurt and my body hurt and my head hurt because I cried… yet, the writing style was so simple I could have easily sat down and read it all the way through. WOW!
*seriously, proceed with caution. This book has some dark stuff
*seriously, proceed with caution. This book has some dark stuff