Rachael K. reviewed on 4/4/2010 + 75 more book reviews

When I bought this book I left it sitting on my bookshelf for months before I read it. I was excited that Wally Lamb finally had a new book but scared that it wouldn't live up to my expectations. Unfortunately, my fears were realized in the second half of the book. While the first half of the book is engaging and exciting, in the second half he starts using long chapters to share the protagonist's ancestors' letters and life stories. I was so bored that I wanted to skip right past them but I kep...more When I bought this book I left it sitting on my bookshelf for months before I read it. I was excited that Wally Lamb finally had a new book but scared that it wouldn't live up to my expectations. Unfortunately, my fears were realized in the second half of the book. While the first half of the book is engaging and exciting, in the second half he starts using long chapters to share the protagonist's ancestors' letters and life stories. I was so bored that I wanted to skip right past them but I kept pushing through. Then later, the series of events started to feel like a Jerry Springer episode and that's when he lost me. This book had such great potential but he threw the end out the window. I'll give future works by Lamb a chance, but not with the same excitement that I embraced this one with.

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