Title: Startling and Memorable
Review: I read The Lovely Bones prior to reading this memoir, and together these two books make for a powerful journey that crosses the lines of fiction and memoir. By itself, Lucky is a startling and sometimes horrific survival story. Alice Sebold describes her violent attack and the subsequent events in painful clarity. I found the descriptions of her family's and friends' reactions to be both disturbing and painfully real. After reading the book I was left with disgust of the judicial system, fear for young women on campuses everywhere, and respect for a talented writer who is able to cut through "Law and Order" type detail and tell her story with the perfect balance of heart and mind. My advice? Read them both.
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