so-soNot one of his best…
It‘s my birthday this month so I chose Wally Lamb‘s River is Waiting as my free book! Very excited about it. #BOTM
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Favorite June Read.
pickIncisive young adult novel that doesn't try for pat explanations of the somewhat inexplicable.
pickI first read this book nearly 20 years ago. Even with the controversy over whether it‘s a true memoir, it‘s still a reckoning of a story. The intensity, the emotion, the rawness and messy humanity-it all holds up. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Book #93 in 2025
pickIt‘s a shocking turn of events that start the book. I think it‘s a good plot that explores addiction, grief, shame and prison life. I think an alternating chapter between Corby and Emily could have softened the rigid character aspects and created more depth to their relationship. Corby was a lot for 434 pages. It‘s good, but not my favorite Lamb book.
so-soI am clearly in the minority here but I can‘t say that I left the listening of this audiobook having enjoyed the experience. I‘ve read plenty of books that are devastating but, for one reason or another, the overall experience was cathartic or satisfying. I felt none of that here. It starts off devastating, continues devastating, and ends just the same way. I don‘t particularly find any of the characters compelling and was really aggravated ⬇️
