Wally Lamb

“At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause, she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head.” From only reading this, the reader is simply astounded. Imagine seeing this comical scene in a movie. Viewers would be left stupefied and full of laughter. “Lamb to the Slaughter” would make a phenomenal movie for teenage audiences and Roald Dahl fans. It consists of all the qualities that are…

Last year, I watched Silence of the Lambs for the first time. It is about Hannibal Lector helping the FBI find serial killer Buffalo Bill. This movie peaked my interest in serial killers and the psychological issues they have due to their childhood background. Hannibal Lecter was born in 1938 in Lithuania to wealthy parents. At age six Lecter met his sister, Mischa, and the two formed a strong bond. When Lecter was eight his family had to flee their estate in order to escape Hitler’s Blitzkrieg.…

Byron’s Heaven and Hell William Blake was ahead of his time, not just with his writings, which impacted the writers and cultures that came after, but his lifestyle and mentality pushed the envelope for the human thought process. His writings contemplated the morality of man, leaving such a mental mark on the reader, as they are left to see Blake’s world blend into theirs after reading. These bold ideas that stemmed from Blake’s psyche, were that which outlined Lord Byron’s own view with the…

many horror fiction books. The way Stephen King wrote books was to believe that fiction was the truth inside a lie and that’s what made him a unique successful author. On the other hand, Wally Lamb was also a very successful author who got his books published after many rejections. The thing that made Wally Lamb unique with his writing was listening to music. The way music helped him was whenever he would hear a lyric that stood out to him he would develop the word and put it to use in his…

Summary Wally Lamb’s book Couldn’t Keep it to Myself is a book that tells the stories of 11 different women who were (are) incarcerated in the York correctional institution. These women who’s stories were told, were women who had committed all sorts of crimes, from embezzlement to homicide in the first degree. Their stories include stories of their lives before prison, how the got to prison, and their lives in prison. There were common factors in some of the stories of the women who ended up…

from four well-known authors seems to offer hope to anyone thinking of becoming a writer. First, Stephen King felt that becoming a better writer required an individual to dedicate themselves to a considerable amount of reading and writing. Next, Wally Lamb started his writing career after teaching English for many years. However, his writing journey began as he taught his students.…

like how my mom kidnaped us from our dad, and he wasn’t able to find us, imagine how hard it’s to find somebody who is actually kidnapped. The kidnapper can have the kid or person a few minutes away with you know. In “The Shadow of a Stranger”, Wally Lamb said, “I pulled over to the curb and rolled down the window. “I’m Jareds’ dad,” I told her. “Do you kids want a ride?” This is more likely to happen in an urban area than the countryside. In the countryside, you would hitch hike for a free…

architecture simultaneously. Although he believes each piece has it’s own essence, he would also like to make note that each of his writings came about by their own personalized reason like: a voice, a moving image or an anecdote. The most considerable lesson Lamb taught me is the importance of becoming who you are writing about, mentioning that for approximately eight-hours of the day he shifts into these characters in order to sincerely present their true-colours. I acknowledge giving depth to…

people to meet, and lessons unlearned. But in order for any of these things to be accomplished we have to discover our destinies. “The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discover, along the way, what he needs” said by author, Wally Lamb. In the novel “Siddhartha” by Herman Hesse, the main character Siddhartha was on a road of trials and tribulations to reach his goal of enlightenment. In achieving his goal he comes across his son whom is very important, he comes encounter with…

Margaret Blair, says, “I like Obama too, but I am especially here because Oprah came with him” (qtd in Marks). Another way that the “Oprah Effect” occurs is through her monthly book club. One month Oprah Winfrey chose the book She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb for her book club. Within weeks, the novel’s sales shot up and 3 million copies were in print to be sold (Zipp). Oprah Winfrey can cause millions of books to fly off the shelves just because she chose the book to read. “‘People like Oprah.…