Title: Lucky Author: Alice Sebold type of book: Autobiography; Memoir call number: Bio/SEBO.al

This book is strong in character and story.

Summary:
Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones, writes of how her life was transformed by her brutal rape at age 18. She describes the process of making her life seem normal, going through the trial and how the rape affects her family and friends.

I would recommend this book!

Why?
This book was amazing. The author minces no words when describing the rape and how it affected her life. After reading this book, I can understand more why The Lovely Bones was so well written. The author has experience with some of the events.

Sebold's open, honest style of writing is amazing -- something that is missing from many memoirs. She seems to hold nothing back as she describes life after rape.

* A warning to those who do not like reading books with violence: the author is very descriptive when writing about the rape.