Lucky: A Memoir

before [b:Know My Name 50196744 Know My Name Chanel Miller https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567612158l/50196744.SX50_SY75.jpg 73239835], there was lucky. the title ‘lucky' is an ironic one, referencing how a police officer mentioned that a girl was murdered in the tunnel where sebold was raped & that she was lucky in comparison. this also references how sexual assault victims compare their trauma to other victims and minimize their experiences because they are also ‘lucky in comparison.'this was a raw account of alice sebold's rape (tw: graphic sexual assault) and its aftermath. one way sebold actually was lucky was that she got justice & her rapist was convicted for his crimes. (edit: after some googling, her rapist's conviction was overturned. i'm not sure if he was falsely identified - sebold does mention misidentifying her rapist in a police lineup -or if he was falsely exonerated.)i think this is a pretty important read for those that want to learn more about what a sexual assault victim has to go through, especially at a time way before the #metoo movement (sebold was raped in 1981) and talking about being a rape victim was even more taboo than it is now.

I wasn't taken with The Lovely Bones, but this memoir had a smooth feel of honesty that appealed to me. Very difficult book to read, but worthwhile.