“This is an amazing book. I'm a psych nurse and felt it was an extremely perceptive account of the effect of mental illness on the whole family. The twin factor really added to the pathos.”
“I liked this book very much. As someone who has a mentally ill close relative, I could relate to the story line. Wally Lamb paints a good picture of what goes on in some mental institutions also. i am looking forward to reading more of his writing.”
“How the heck do they pick the book overviews? Why is the overview a review of the narrator for the cassette tapes? Bizarre.”
“I love the fact that everything in the beginning of the book is turned upside down by the end--who is sane? who is crazy? what is good? what is evil? Best book of its decade.”
“Sorry, Deltasky aka Sheila, for the confusion. You didn't give away the ending... someone named Giselle did earlier in this thread. I should have responded directly to her posting and not posted one in general. I am just getting used to the site. : )Peace to all. Happy Friday!”
“Who gave away the ending of the book? not me I read it when it first came out and must be honest would have to glance through it again to remember the ending.I have this problem with many of the books I read several years ago.Sheila”
“I read this book before it became a Oprah book club pick and I just loved it because its so true to life and the personal struggles are illustrated just perfectly and theres no way, even without experiencing the same in your life, that you will not be able to relate to this mans struggles--god forbid, a twin to a schizophrenic one--a abusive dad--a passive mother--a wife that divorced you which you still love more than anything but too bitter to be able to express.”
“I look often for another novel by Wally Lamb. He is an amazing writer and I love and hate when I get to the end of his novels. I loved this book.”
“Wow, with all the people that responded to this book makes me want to hurry & get done with the current book & start reading it! thanks for the respondence of the book!!”
“great book...awesome read as well...”
