Reviews
It's a sign of a good novel when the reader slowly savors the final chapters, both eager to discover the ending and dreading saying goodbye to the characters. We Are Water is a book worth diving into., Alternating voices of the wife, husband and their three children pain a vivid portrait of a marriage and reveal the shifting meaning of family., Wally Lamb's latest, We Are Water, works the same magic as his 1992 Oprah-anointed breakthrough, She's Come Undone, capturing a snapshot of modern life (class struggle, racial violence) through the lens of a family faced with jarring news from its matriarchal figure., We are water: 'fluid, flexible when we have to be. But strong and destructive, too.' That's evident in this emotionally involving new novel from the author of She's Come Undone….Clear and sweetly flowing; highly recommended., 'In his singularly perceptive voice, Lamb immerses his characters and the novel's readers in powerful moments of hope and redemption and shocking descriptions of violence and abuse? fascinating.' (Minneapolis Star Tribune), True to his talents, Lamb finds a way to incorporate in other diverse elements into WE ARE WATER -- a natural disaster, racial injustice, American life during the Obama years, even a bit of a ghost story - to add heft and depth to this painfully honest, character-driven family drama., In his singularly perceptive voice, Lamb immerses his characters and the novel's readers in powerful moments of hope and redemption and shocking descriptions of violence and abuse… fascinating., In his singularly perceptive voice, Lamb immerses his characters and the novel's readers in powerful moments of hope and redemption and shocking descriptions of violence and abuse... fascinating., So far my favorite scene involves the throwing of multiple glasses of Bordeaux at three Vera Wang wedding dresses. At least you know you won't be bored|9780061941023|, Lamb excels at delivering unexpected blows to his characters, ratcheting up the suspense to the final page., Wally Lamb's fifth work of fiction…is a mesmerizing novel about a family in crisis that pulls together many characters and diverse themes and sets the bulk of its action against our collective modern angst and ambivalence., Wally Lamb delivers a powerful and engaging novel filled with complexities and intricacies of human nature and family dysfunction. . . this is a book not to be missed., Through alternating perspectives this addicting novel reveals how secrets can define a person and wreak havoc on her loved ones., "It's a sign of a good novel when the reader slowly savors the final chapters, both eager to discover the ending and dreading saying goodbye to the characters. We Are Water is a book worth diving into." -- USA Today, 4-star review "A mesmerizing novel about a family in crisis that pulls together many characters and diverse themes and sets the bulk of its action against our collective modern angst and ambivalence." -- Miami Herald "We are water: 'fluid, flexible when we have to be. But strong and destructive, too.' That's evident in this emotionally involving new novel from the author of She's Come Undone....Clear and sweetly flowing; highly recommended." -- Library Journal, starred review "This family saga is hard to put down." -- Entertainment Weekly "In his singularly perceptive voice, Lamb immerses his characters and the novel's readers in powerful moments of hope and redemption and shocking descriptions of violence and abuse... fascinating." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Wally Lamb's latest, WE ARE WATER, works the same magic as his 1992 Oprah-anointed breakthrough, She's Come Undone, capturing a snapshot of modern life (class struggle, racial violence) through the lens of a family faced with jarring news from its matriarchal figure." -- Out.com "Through alternating perspectives this addicting novel reveals how secrets can define a person and wreak havoc on her loved ones." -- Real Simple "Alternating voices of the wife, husband and their three children pain a vivid portrait of a marriage and reveal the shifting meaning of family." -- Ms. Magazine "Wally Lamb delivers a powerful and engaging novel filled with complexities and intricacies of human nature and family dysfunction. . . this is a book not to be missed." -- The Advocate "Lamb excels at delivering unexpected blows to his characters, ratcheting up the suspense to the final page." -- Publishers Weekly, We are water: 'fluid, flexible when we have to be. But strong and destructive, too.' That's evident in this emotionally involving new novel from the author of She's Come Undone....Clear and sweetly flowing; highly recommended., 'We are water: ?fluid, flexible when we have to be.But strong and destructive, too.'That's evident in this emotionally involving new novel from the author of She's Come Undone'.Clear and sweetly flowing; highly recommended.'(Library Journal, starred review), Wally Lamb's latest, WE ARE WATER, works the same magic as his 1992 Oprah-anointed breakthrough, She's Come Undone, capturing a snapshot of modern life (class struggle, racial violence) through the lens of a family faced with jarring news from its matriarchal figure., We all know that life is tangled and messy. Still, in reminding readers of this fact, Lamb turns in a satisfyingly grown-up story, elegantly written., Wally Lamb's fifth work of fiction...is a mesmerizing novel about a family in crisis that pulls together many characters and diverse themes and sets the bulk of its action against our collective modern angst and ambivalence.
