Compelling storytelling

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	• Lucky Simon & Schuster Audio, 2003 average customer review:based on 253 reviews view larger image
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Compelling storytelling

I listened to the audio version, read by the author.

The book opens with the depiction of a grisly rape, which is then described about a bajillion more times throughout the book, as Alice reports it to the police and her parents. And then again to the police when a suspect is arrested. And then again in the preliminary hearing and before the grand jury. And during the trial.

I disagree with some earlier reviewers. It doesn't get old. I don't know what it would be like to read the words, but hearing her speak them on the audio CD is rather lyrical. She did have to tell the story dozens of times. I found even the repetition of exact phrasing to be compelling. Especially during the trial when the defense attorney repeats every one of her answers back to her as though she's lying. ("How far away would you say he was?" "A hundred yards, 150 at most." "A hundred yards? One hundred fifty at most??")

Even though nothing like this ever happened to me, I related to her. I imagined that if I were to go through something like that, I would handle it as she had: "The best rape witness ever seen on the stand."

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Enjoy!

The book Lucky by Alice Sebold is a really good book. This book is a memoir. I enjoyed reading this book. The beginning part about her rape was a little graphic. A guy rapes Alice when she was an eighteen-year-old college freshman. She was going to college in Syracuse. She left and went home for the summer. She decided she wanted to return to Syracuse. While on her way to get something to eat she met her rapist on the street. What happens next, you will have to find out yourself. I think this is a good book for someone who has been sexually assaulted. Also if you like books that are nonfiction. I like this book because it draws me in. I want to know more and what is going to happen next. There are a lot of surprises in the book. Once you start reading you don't want to stop. Enjoy!

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BEST BOOK!

Read anything by Alice Seabold...you CAN'T go wrong! This book is really amazing and very true to life (well it is true). If you want to get a good perspective on what someone goes through after they have experienced a sexual assault trama, look no further. Get this book and read it now. It is a great read for High school aged girls and up.

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I had read the lovely bones and loved it. I was not as impressed with this book but i still liked it. My only problem was the first half was fairly boring. It took untill half way through for me to not beable to put it down.

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