Lucky : A Memoir

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Author(s):

Alice Sebold

Binding: Paperback
Format(s): Bargain Price
List Price: $11.95

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Enormously visceral, emotionally gripping, and imbued with the belief that justice is possible even after the most horrific of crimes, Alice Sebold's compelling memoir of her rape at the age of eighteen is a story that takes hold of you and won't let go.Sebold fulfills a promise that she made to herself in the very tunnel where she was raped: someday she would write a book about her experience. With Lucky she delivers on that promise with mordant wit and an eye for life's absurdities, as she describes what she was like both as a young girl before the rape and how that rape changed but did not sink the woman she later became.It is Alice's indomitable spirit that we come to know in these pages. The same young woman who sets her sights on becoming an Ethel Merman-style diva one day (despite her braces, bad complexion, and extra weight) encounters what is still thought of today as the crime from which no woman can ever really recover. In an account that is at once heartrending and hilarious, we see Alice's spirit prevail as she struggles to have a normal college experience in the aftermath of this harrowing, life-changing event.No less gripping is the almost unbelievable role that coincidence plays in the unfolding of Sebold's narrative. Her case, placed in the inactive file, is miraculously opened again six months later when she sees her rapist on the street. This begins the long road to what dominates these pages: the struggle for triumph and understanding -- in the courtroom and outside in the world.Lucky is, quite simply, a real-life thriller. In its literary style and narrative tension we never lose sight of why this life story is worth reading. At the end we are left standing in the wake of devastating violence, and, like the writer, we have come to know what it means to survive.

Customer Reviews

Great service

Received my order timely and the book was in excellent condition. Exactly what was ordered.

Lucky Indeed

Lucky is a remarkable piece of literature. Savagely raped near her college in a tunnel that had seen similar crimes ending in victim mortality, one police officer commented she had been one of the lucky ones. The title reflects Sebold's talent for irony and drawing deeper meaning. The writing is top-notch, stylish and vivid, but particularly impressive to this reader is how she managed to show the greater picture. The small show... the battle between her and the rapist toward conviction... served as the foundation, but the big show is how the world responded to Alice. She skillfully demonstrated that talking about her experience and even seeking justice for the crime was generally considered in poor taste making her undesirable company. A well done memoir.

The second best from Ms. Sebold

I really liked this book. It was raw and that is what it takes to truly tell this story. There is no other way to get around the harsh reality of Ms. Sebold's excruciating forcible violation. I would recommend this read with the understanding that it is graphic and it is awful but it is TRUE! Ms. Sebold is a remarkable person to withstand this tragedy, but I know it took her awhile to understand that herself. God bless!

brutal truth

Sebold is compulsive in her telling of her truth. She is courageous, open, relentless and unsentimental. I worked with rape victims for many years, she tells her story in the unflinching style of one who has grown tired of B.S. following a trauma. I loved this memoir.

Brutal, honest, powerful, brave and sad.....

Like the Lovely Bones, I like Ms. Sebold's direct storytelling. I found this story very intense, then sad as she tried to struggle to return to "normalcy" in the face of adversity.

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