Nicole S. reviewed on 7/9/2010 + 10 more book reviews

I got the impression that Sebold still hadn't tackled her intimacy issues at the time she wrote this book. We know by reading her brief bio that she's married, but she made such a statement about her virginity and how the rape impacted her sexual relationships from that point forward and then suddenly, she kept glossing over her "boyfriends" right up to the very end of the book. After reading "The Lovely Bones" I felt disappointed, continually hoping that we'd get a deeper look into the emotional toll the rape and subsequent trial had on her. But the quick, cool tone continued through to the end and I never felt the connection between the Alice in the book and the celebrity writer other than the literary name dropping. Ultimately, it seemed that "Lucky" was a reporter's take on the story and "The Lovely Bones" was the true emotional outlet. There is talented writing and bravery in having achieved both.

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