by Alice Sebold
Lucky made me sad and happy and angry and i enjoyed reading it. It was very insightful. I think the author did a very good job of explaining why she did what she did when she was attacked and her feelings during and after. There's also more humor in it than one would expect from a memoir about rape....
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This book was horrible. But in a good way. It's a memoir from the author of "The Lovely Bones" detailing her brutal rape at the age of 18, and her journey through dealing with the effects of this, the catching and trial of the rapist and the events that followed. I felt a general feeling of disgust ...
Brutal and riveting, AS shares her heartbreaking journey from a shocked and battered rape victim to the "lucky" woman who could write this memoir.
Amazing memoir. It seems so raw and brutally honest. And yet it wasnt painful to read. I enjoyed reading this, even though it was a difficult subject.
4.5 stars. i'm glad to see that in the years since the author's rape (and the rapes of others that aren't detailed but are mentioned) that a lot has changed in advocacy. i'm disappointed to see that in those years rape hasn't become less of a problem, that court hasn't become less about revictimiz...
This is a really great book, especially if you have read Alice Sebold's novel, The Lovely Bones. This is actually an account of when she was raped. I think it gives one insight into what may have inspired her and whatnot in writing The Lovely Bones. I maintain that I love this author's style. Anot...
The memoir that I read after The Lovely Bones, and liked so much more.
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