' exercise in soul-baring storytelling-with the soul belonging to 20th-century America itself. I Know This Much Is Tru e is a masterfully told story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal-an unforgettable masterpiece. 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. 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. 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. An exercise in soul-baring storytelling-with the soul belonging to 20th-century America itself.

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How do different characters (Thomas, Leo, etc. The concept of 'survival of the fittest' is brought up by multiple characters in the book.How does Dominick achieve redemption? What do you think his life will be like after the end of the novel?.Is Dominick a believable narrator? Is he likeable? How would the book be different if told from another character's perspective? Whose side of the story would you want to hear?.

Why did Lamb set the present-day events of the novel in the 1990s? How does the historical context of that time influence the story?.Which classic heroes does Dominick remind you of, and why? Patel draws parallels between Dominick's journey and classic heroes.

What besides its length gives it an epic feeling? Why does Lamb give us such an in-depth look into the past? Another third consists of Domenico's memoirs from the 1900s. Almost a third of the book involves Dominick's youth in the 1950s and 60s.

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