by Claudia Valeria Letizia, Alice Sebold
Harrowing, involved, frightening and heartbreaking story of Alice's Rape and the fallout that happened afterwards. Her experince at her rape trial was harrowing reading and I can't imagine it was any better in person. Although it kind of glosses over some of her later experiences I'd say that it's ...
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 ...
Heartbreaking. Tough. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Rape is at once both a simple and complext subject. Regardless of the victim and rapist, it ties, cuts, right to the heart of our views about gender. It is impossible to step this, and it has been used to inspire terror and as a form of punishment. It should be note that before I read this book, ...
When Alice Sebold (the author of "The Lovely Bones"), was a college freshman at Syracuse University, she was attacked and raped on the last night of school. This book is her memoir of the rape itself, laying out its visceral physical as well as mental violence, and from there spins a narrative of he...
Very Powerful book
I wasn't taken with The Lovely Bones, but this memoir had a smooth feel of honesty that appealed to me. Very difficult book to read, but worthwhile.
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