She's Come Undone Book Review

When I first started looking for a book to read, I didn’t know what I was looking for. I came across She’s Come Undone and all I knew about it was that it was about a 257 pound girl who ate a lot. I figured I would read it because I have family members who are obese and I could relate to how my relatives felt. I didn’t know much about the book, but it was rated very high. I was also interested in reading this book because it is on Oprah’s reading list. I am a huge fan of Oprah’s and this was a plus! So I started my reading…

She’s Come Undone is a story about a girl named Dolores. Throughout the book you see her live completely change. She started out being a happy girl living with her mother and father. Then her father moved out, her mom went to a mental hospital, and she was forced to live with her grandmother. She struggles throughout the book with being bullied, not liking school, getting raped, not being “wanted” by her family, obesity, not fitting in, and not having many friends. Her live is changed drastically once she is raped, and she can never get past the pain and the hurt. I haven’t read the whole book yet, but am super excited to see what will happen in the end!

I love this book. At first I was like, wow this book is really weird. I couldn’t decide whether I liked it or not. Finally, in about the 7th chapter or so, I really started to dig it. I mean, shes a girl just like me and we have had similar lives to an extent. I feel like the character speaks as it was myself speaking, which I adore! I love how the author uses figurative language. I never realized that authors used figurative language until this book. Wally Lamb uses hyperboles and metaphors galore! I love it, it really adds some flavor in his writing!

I think my favorite thing about this book is the fact how real I feel that it is. I feel like I am Dolores best friend experiencing her life with her. I think that every girl should read this book and see the struggles that young women have to deal with. I think it will make a difference in everyone’s lives and some will see “how good they really got it.”