I Know This Much Is True

By: Wally Lamb

Narrated by: Ken Howard

#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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I could tell a lot was missing

I really enjoyed this story, but even though I never read the whole book, it was so obvious that there where huge gaps and holes. I still gave it 5 stars, but would love to hear the unabridged version of this. 6 hours is not enough time for character development, or to do justice to a saga like this one. It's a shame neither audible or itunes offers an unabridged version.

Great read

Loved it, I don't usually read these types of books, but I could not stop listening to the book. It is really good.

Still can't decide how I feel about this book

Would you listen to I Know This Much Is True again? Why?

No. I don't listen to books more than once.

What other book might you compare I Know This Much Is True to and why?

I have no idea.

What three words best describe Ken Howard’s voice?

Engaging, orotuned and husky

If you could rename I Know This Much Is True, what would you call it?

Schizophrenia: A Twin's Lifelong Struggle

Any additional comments?

I definitely didn't hate this book but can't decide whether to recommend it or not.

not the full novel

although still really good, the audiobook skips around a lot, skips whole chapters. I was still able to follow along however and understand the characters.

A Touching Story

Where does I Know This Much Is True rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a wonderful story and an easy listen. I enjoy how the story moves from the boys' childhood experiences to present circumstances and the connections between the past and present reveal themselves as the story unfolds.