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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Gaslighting, Alcohol
This is a heart-wrenching memoir of a rape. It is much more effective than the author's novel, Lovely Bones.
Not going to say it’s outdated, because it’s a memoir, but I will say that it is written in the 90’s and the word “dyke” is consistently used. Other than that, the book challenges predispositions about rape victims in a charismatic manner. Although sad, this book is vital in teaching.
True story about the author and her rape, and how her life changed because of it and how she healed from it.
Changing my rating from four stars to one star in light of the recent Alice Sebold news. An innocent black man spent 16 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit. Why? Because Alice Sebold accused him of being her rapist after he smiled at her and asked her if he knew her as he passed her on the street. Later, she picked a different man out of a line up and said they looked alike. To make things worse, she profited from the 40 year conviction by writing and selling this book. No amount of money will ever replace the 16 years Anthony Broadwater lost in prison or correct the struggles he went through as a registered sex offender. What a travesty.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence
BEWARE: This book is very graphic at times and have very detailed rape scenes. Outside of these graphic moments, the book is incredible. I, myself appreciated the graphic moments as well too, because they were needed to help get the intensity and horror of the moment across. Alice Sebold is a brave, and courageous writer who has taken a step forward to tell her story to others in hopes of showing that they are not alone. This book in an intruiging look into the life of someone who lived through rape and all of its trials.
This is a powerful book, and one I imagine was extremely cathartic to write. Now-well-known fiction writer Alice Sebold write about her rape on the last day of her freshmen year at Syracuse State University. Although the book starts with the attack and rape itself, the focus is more on her short and long term recovery, society's view of rape victims, our justice system, and long term repercussions. Many people will choose not to read this book due to its upsetting subject matters, but if you're one of them, you will be missing out. This is a book whose value is more than the sum of its parts.