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So...

I finished the first book on the list. I admit putting this one on there was a bit of a cheat. It's one I've been pretty desperate to read, and would have read quickly regardless of a New Years resolution. And the whole point of the list was to force me to read books I don't necessarily want to read, but feel I should read. But whatever, I choose to view the reading of Lucky by Alice Sebold as a way of easing my way into reading all these books. And what a fantastic start I must say.

Now the book isn't an easy one to read. Don't get me wrong, it's not her writing style that makes it difficult, but the content. This book is a true story of Miss. Sebold's rape and beating one night while she was a freshman at university and the subsequent events that unfolded. It actually reminded me quite a bit of her book The Lovely Bones, which she wrote afterwards, because it shows how this one moment in time, changed not only her life, but those around her. From her friends who could no longer relate to her, to her family who didn't know how to treat her.

The book chronicles her life up to 15 years after the rape and tells of the trial of her rapist and the subsequent drinking and drug abuse she dabbled in.

All in all a difficult and engrossing read. I barely slept the night I started this book, because I was so enthralled. It's been awhile since a book has inspired me to spend my day exhausted.

So 1 down, 11 to go. I hope the rest are as good as this one.

* just a note, I'm always surprised what words blogger spell check doesn't recognize. It won't recognize "blog" for goodness sake. But to tell me "rapist" is not a word seems strange, it's almost like the spell checker believes that if it doesn't acknowledge something, it doesn't exist. I think I'd like to live in the spell checkers world.

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In other news, school has officially restarted. YAY!

I had one crappy class on Monday, which I have now dropped, but all three of the classes I had yesterday were lots of fun. Which makes me happy and excited about the year. And so far I only have one, optional, essay. Huzzah!

Of course it could still ALL GO WRONG. I have my night class tonight, and who knows it could either make or break the semester. And unlike my Monday class, I must take it. ACK! But I have hope. I've only heard good things about the prof, the subject matter sounds interesting (animal intelligence...oooohhh!) and I actually like three hour classes. We will see...and I will keep you my dear reader up to date.