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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
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Voto davvero meritato!
Se già Alice Sebold mi aveva straziato il cuore con il suo libro più famoso "Amabili Resti", con questo mi ha letteralmente dilaniata. Mai letta una testimonianza così forte, cruda e reale come questa, dove l'autrice ci mostra cosa c'è davvero dietro ad un articolo su un giornale, una notizia in tv, perchè a noi sembrano sempre avvenimenti distaccati e quasi astratti, ma le persone a cua accadono sono vere. Secondo me il libro più valido dell'autrice nonostante sia sconosciuto ai più.
Perchè è tanto facile dire ad una persona che è stata 'fortunata' e che le poteva capitare di peggio, ma spesso non si capesce che sta già vivendo una sfaccettatura del 'peggio'. Consiglio la lettura a tutti.
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"..ora vivo in in mondo in cui queste due verità coesistono. Un mondo in cui l'inferno e la speranza convivono sul palmo della mia mano." A. Sebold
Voto davvero meritato!
Se già Alice Sebold mi aveva straziato il cuore con il suo libro più famoso "Amabili Resti", con questo mi ha letteralmente dilaniata. Mai letta una testimonianza così forte, cruda e reale come questa, dove l'autrice ci mostra cosa c'è davvero dietro ad un articolo su un giornale, una notizia in tv, perchè a noi sembrano sempre avvenimenti distaccati e quasi astratti, ma le persone a cua accadono sono vere. Secondo me il libro più valido dell'autrice nonostante sia sconosciuto ai più.
Perchè è tanto facile dire ad una persona che è stata 'fortunata' e che le poteva capitare di peggio, ma spesso non si capesce che sta già vivendo una sfaccettatura del 'peggio'. Consiglio la lettura a tutti.
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"..ora vivo in in mondo in cui queste due verità coesistono. Un mondo in cui l'inferno e la speranza convivono sul palmo della mia mano." A. Sebold
Alice Sebold is the woman who wrote The Lovely Bones. This is her memoir. It tells the story of her brutal rape as a college student.
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I don't really know how I feel about this book yet. The experience itself was brutal to read and I will forever extend my kindest, most sympathetic sentiments to the author for writing her experience, as well as for the person who was convicted of this crime originally but exonerated late last year due to his wrongful conviction. No one wins here and everyone involved has to live with the years lost to this. I think it was significantly harder to read this knowing that information about the case. I hope one day that justice is served.
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How does one give this anything but five stars? This woman laid out her most severe and uncomfortable trauma, did not mince one word, held me by the shoulders from within and forced me to confront it all. As a woman who, thankfully, has never experienced something as awful as this, I had to force myself to keep going. It felt like dismissal of her pain to close this book, and I’m glad I did not. As a mother, I pray that my daughter never faces something such as this, but if she ever does, I also pray that she’ll be this strong. This concise. This brave and unrelenting.
This book was also, oddly, very funny sometimes. It feels strange to say that it was an enjoyable read (because of the content, of course) but Alice’s inner monologue was so relatable. The dry sarcasm of a teenage girl is seriously the same across the board, and unmatched by anything, even the audacity of men.
This is a must-read.
This book was also, oddly, very funny sometimes. It feels strange to say that it was an enjoyable read (because of the content, of course) but Alice’s inner monologue was so relatable. The dry sarcasm of a teenage girl is seriously the same across the board, and unmatched by anything, even the audacity of men.
This is a must-read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
I felt like this book was incredibly honest and forthright, but at the same time, it was almost as if it was told from the third-person point of view. Obviously we can infer how it is to go through the same situation the author went through, however, I was surprised to not encounter more emotion in the book. It's as if everything was fairly clinical. That said, I couldn't put it down at times. It's riveting.
Her story is remarkable and the candor in which she told it was compelling. However, I was initially skeptical about the tough, strong female demeanor that she invoked. It came across as unconvincing. I was almost waiting for a more vulnerable side to come forth. As the memoir progressed, Sebold's feelings and actions became more nuanced. This was a good memoir to read, albeit very intense at times.
It's a memoir so graphically detailed, and also immediately goes into detail about her assult.
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challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced