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Lucky
by Alice Sebold, Alice Sebold
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
I'm so sorry for what happened to Alice Sebold. I was in pain for her from the first page. It's something she'll need to live with forever, and the fact that she got a successful prosecution is probably only marginally comforting. It's something that should never have happened in the first place.
Her performance in court was astounding to me. I don't think I could've kept my composure. She's incredible, especially when considering how young and life-inexperienced she was at the time. I don't know I would've been smart enough to walk away from the rape with my wits intact or rather, I'm not sure I would've survived it.
I'm glad she's found her way back to herself and that telling her story was part of it. I think it's an incredible gift to the world because in sharing her pain, she made it ok for so many of the rest of us to do the same.
By the way, it is NEVER ok to announce, gossip about, point to, publicly shame, or otherwise out to anyone that so-and-so was raped. NEVER. Only the person who was raped has the right to decide who should know about it (them and anyone involved legally, and even then, it should only be limited to legal proceedings!).
I thank my Goodreads friend Autumn for telling me about this book in response to my review of Roxane Gay's Not That Bad.
Her performance in court was astounding to me. I don't think I could've kept my composure. She's incredible, especially when considering how young and life-inexperienced she was at the time. I don't know I would've been smart enough to walk away from the rape with my wits intact or rather, I'm not sure I would've survived it.
I'm glad she's found her way back to herself and that telling her story was part of it. I think it's an incredible gift to the world because in sharing her pain, she made it ok for so many of the rest of us to do the same.
By the way, it is NEVER ok to announce, gossip about, point to, publicly shame, or otherwise out to anyone that so-and-so was raped. NEVER. Only the person who was raped has the right to decide who should know about it (them and anyone involved legally, and even then, it should only be limited to legal proceedings!).
I thank my Goodreads friend Autumn for telling me about this book in response to my review of Roxane Gay's Not That Bad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail