Lucky

Alice Sebold

In this thought-provoking, chilling memoir, Alice Sebold recounts the events of her rape and the...more

In this thought-provoking, chilling memoir, Alice Sebold recounts the events of her rape and the aftermath of that tragedy. While strong enough to go through with the trial and conviction of her attacker, Sebold's emotional state was deeply affected for many years after. Her memoir follows the events that occurred after her rape and the things she attempted in order to escape her pain. Sebold captures this period in her life with great intensity and literary skill. Not only does the reader become informed of the actual events of the rape and the events following it, but we get a look into Sebold's home life and her personality before the night that would change everything. This story isn't just about a college girl's rape and her survival story. It's a story about her life: her family, her friends, her childhood. Sebold explains how when she was younger all she wanted was to be hugged by her parents, but she would settle for something as simple as a touch because she was offered nothing more (and sometimes not even that luxury). It's about growing up in a dysfunctional family and getting through it. It's about surviving not only bad experiences in life, but surviving and coping with continuing bad situations. A great read - highly recommended to anyone.    hide

Oh my god, this is an amazing book. It's a memoir of Alice Sebold's rape and her how she picked up...more

Oh my god, this is an amazing book. It's a memoir of Alice Sebold's rape and her how she picked up the pieces of her life after it. It's a great read for rape survivors, friends/family members of rape survivors, and just the general public. Ms. Sebold is brutally honest and give a fully detailed account of what happened, which is difficult to read and I can only imagine how difficult it was for her to write. She is a brave, strong woman and this is a great book. It's heavy and sad at times but it is something that should be read. This book is one of my favorites because it means a great deal to me personally and it is a great addition to the literature out there.   hide

The first word that I thought of after I finished it was Intense. I read her novel The Lovely Bones...more

The first word that I thought of after I finished it was Intense. I read her novel The Lovely Bones prior to reading Lucky. It clearly explains how she could have written such an amazing novel. People may shy away from it mostly because of the heavy topic of rape; but, honestly it's a story that makes you more compasionate, empathetic and understanding to people who have expereinced such tramatizing situations. Even though it was a pretty intense page-turner there was still some very real life growing up scenarios that we can all relate to at some level. It was a good read. Well, worth the time invested.    hide

Lucky, what can you say about this book. Like many of you have said it's Graphic, but it's also...more

Lucky, what can you say about this book. Like many of you have said it's Graphic, but it's also touching, and gives you emotions that no other book can give you. Makes you feel sadness and joyness. I enjoy this book so much. After reading it, because a friend thought that I would like it, i end up buying it and reading it again. i sugust that if anyone as ever been in a similar situation should read this book, it can help with some copping... this book was amazing and same with "THe lovley bones" Alice Sebold, you are an amazing writer, and your books are a amzing... thank you for writing them, because i enjoyed reading them.    hide

I really didn't enjoy this book. I read The Lovely Bones, and decided to give this one a try. I...more

I really didn't enjoy this book. I read The Lovely Bones, and decided to give this one a try. I felt like she described everything perfectly, and I definitely felt like I was there in the story. But I didn't really feel like anything was accomplished in this story. What I got out of it was basically, "I was raped - here's how - here's what happened next - The End. While the author did indeed go through something very traumatic, I felt like this was more of an unfinished blog than it was a story with a purpose.   hide