I Know This Much Is True: A Novel (P.S.)

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#1 New York Times Bestseller and Oprah Book Club selection

Thoughtful . . . heart-wrenching . . . . An exercise in soul-baring storytelling--with the soul belonging to 20th-century America itself. It's hard to read and to stop reading, and impossible to forget. -- USA Today

Dominick Birdsey, a forty-year-old housepainter living in Three Rivers, Connecticut, finds his subdued life greatly disturbed when his identical twin brother Thomas, a paranoid schizophrenic, commits a shocking act of self-mutilation. Dominick is forced to care for his brother as well as confront dark secrets and pain he has buried deep within himself--a journey of the soul that takes him beyond his blue-collar New England town to Sicily's Mount Etna, the birthplace of his grandfather and namesake. Coming to terms with his life and lineage, Dominick struggles to find forgiveness and finally rebuild himself beyond the haunted shadow of his troubled twin.

I Know This Much Is True is a masterfully told story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--an unforgettable masterpiece.

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928 pages

Average rating: 8.15

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Karilappin

Dec 28, 2023

6/10 stars

2.75 maybe. I feel like perhaps I read the wrong version of this book because other people talk about how long it is and the audible version was only like 6ish hours? Anyways, maybe that's why it was choppy and I was confused - not my favorite book. A story about identical twins and I just really didn't like the main character; total jerk. (audiobook)

margardenlady

Dec 27, 2023

8/10 stars

This took me forever to get into but i persevered. And was rewarded in the end. Lamb is so good at revealing the psyches of his main characters. That kept me going and in this case repelled me too. At the beginning i didn't know if i liked or detested Dominick. He grew on me.

Janet H

Aug 16, 2023

So happy to finally discover Wally Lamb. I was totally engaged in this rather long tale, didn’t want it to end. Looking forward to reading more from him. Highly recommend

Anonymous

Apr 26, 2023

10/10 stars

2nd time (or maybe the 3rd?) reading this as part of my February "Love Month" in which I am re-reading a large chunk of the books I've marked as favorites over the years to see if they are still truly favorites or if they were only a favorite because they struck at the right time/place in my life.

I've long rattled this book off as a favorite, but I've never actually reviewed it. It's exceptionally difficult to review the books I love. But did I a...read more

Dgh

Nov 06, 2022