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few weeks ago
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...more
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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...more
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few weeks ago
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...more
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few weeks ago
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...more
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few weeks ago
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...more
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  • ISBN-10: 0684857820
  • ISBN-13: 9780684857824
  • ISBN-10: 0743529782
  • ISBN-13: 9780743529785
  • ISBN-10: 0743529790
  • ISBN-13: 9780743529792
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