- Fiction, Literature, Columbine High School Massacre, Littleton, Colo., 1999, Psychic trauma
Wally Lamb's two previous novels, She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, struck a chord with readers. They responded to the intensely introspective nature of the books, and to their lively narrative styles and biting humor.
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Earnest, overwhelming, contemplative and grave.
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- Wally Lamb
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 740
- Publisher
- HarperCollins, HarperCollins Publishers
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061772344
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