Title: victim's life slows regains footing after brutal crime; great read
Review: Alice Sebold was raped during her freshman year in college. One can think of this as just a statistic because, undoubtedly, a great many eighteen year old girls are raped. But the author expertly describes how this event affected her. One might think this solitary event is (hopefully) followed by a singular period of recovery, albeit perhaps a very long period of recovery. I've learned from 'Lucky' that this simply isn't true. One's psyche/soul takes a windy, unpredictable path after experiencing such brutal trauma. Alice Sebold describes her path very clearly. Tough reading, but I think this is perhaps the best memoir of this sort I've ever read.Bottom line: although the subject matter is likely to turn off prospective readers I suggest 'Lucky' be required reading by all.
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