The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb (2008, Hardcover)

The new book by Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, is a tremendous book. It starts first with its size – over 700 pages – and then with the depth of the story found between its covers. It begins with a husband and wife who have “survived” the shootings at Columbine. But the story then proceeds to be more much that just their reaction to the terrible day in 1999. The depth and detail taken with all the characters is a testament to the writing ability of Lamb. The story spans generations and the reader becomes genuinely invested in so many of them. This was a hard book to put down. I have loved every Wally Lamb that I have read – this is the third – and I hope he has many more to write in the future.