I could barely get through it. When the movie came out I knew there was no way I could watch it so I didn't even bother.
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I did but I found it disturbing
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Only half of it then I had to return it and never got it again.
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Nope. Any book that begins with someone dying is off my reading list! And I really just can't read anything involving rape, it's far too disturbing and for me defeats the point of reading as a type of escape and enjoyment.
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yup, but way before I had LO. I don't think I could re read it now.
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Yes, it was actually one of my favorite books. I did not like the movie, they really shouldn't have done a movie version.
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I did. I remember enjoying it and finding it to be a page turner, but it's not anything I feel compelled to read again. I skipped the movie.
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It was a great book, but I'm glad I read it when I was much younger. I didn't see the movie. Her other book, Lucky, was a true story and was also very well written but it scared me to death.
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i read it and enjoyed it. of course the beginning was disturbing, but it was like watching something similar in a movie or TV. It was still a page turner and well written. I also watched the movie long after I read the book and really liked how it was done. And was glad they did not show the rape scene.
@mrs. 64: I haven't read Lucky but have heard about it. I read another book by the same author though and it was also disturbing.
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Didn't read the book, but saw the movie.
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Yes! Read it on a plane and bawled. The woman next to me asked me if I was ok
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Yes. Never saw the movie.
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I saw the movie but I never read the book.
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Read it and did not like it at all. Just my opinion but I thought it started out so great and the ending was crap. I think I threw the book after I finished. Didn't bother with the movie.
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i listened to the audiobook in my long commute days. it was ok!
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Read the book, don't watch the movie! Yes, the background of the story is awful, but the book is more about her watching her family go through grief and their recovery process, while the movie focuses more on the rapist (or so it seemed to me).
An interesting note too, the author was a victim of rape and wrote a book, "Lucky," about her experience. I have never been able to bring myself to read that one
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read the book and saw the movie. WAY before LO.
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@mrs. wagon: agree.
Also had (and still have) a real serious problem with her treatment in the latter half of the book concerning sex and sexual consent.
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I read the book and saw the movie. I prefer the book.
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@yoursilverlining: I'm so glad I'm not the only one. Everyone seems to just love the book and movie so much. I'm always in the minority but I was so disgusted with the way she ended it that I always mention how much I didn't like the book.
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I read the book thought it was a page turner. Horrible story but great writing.
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Yes, I did in high school. SO depressing and disturbing.
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@mrs. wagon: I know, I feel like that novel would have really benefitted from a strong editor. They should have slashed a good 100 pages; it started out well and just got way too indulgent and off.
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I wasn't a fan of Lucky, though.
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Years ago - I loved it - much better than movie. It would be hard to read now as a mother.
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@hilsy85: there are SO MANY books I can no longer think about let alone read since becoming a mother
Not unless I want to paralyze myself with fear and sorrow.
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@CupQuakeWalk: yep! same here...even my beloved L&O SVU is more difficult!
Not unless I want to paralyze myself with fear and sorrow.
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