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A review by ksnizzle13
Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
dark
reflective
sad
5.0
It really took me time to make progress in this novel and I kept thinking to myself at every stopping point how incredibly realistic and dark it felt - only to find out that the party where Ani is gang raped, she wakes up confused, feels the pressure to maintain the status quo and keep the peace with her rapists, and wants to reinvent herself as someone else she believes is impenetrable the author has first hand knowledge of this 💔
Although the content made it very difficult to read, it really was a beautifully written novel. This is my second time reading one of Jessica Knoll’s novels, the first being Bright Young Women, and I really have a better understanding of her as a writer, in a sense. Bright Young Women evoked powerful emotions of anger, sadness, heartbreak, and injustice - this was also my experience with this novel. I love reading stories with characters that really embody the complexities of being human - the good, the bad, the flaws, the versions we present to the world vs the ones we keep to ourselves. I really love her voice and how she opens up a window for the reader into a different perspective.
Although the content made it very difficult to read, it really was a beautifully written novel. This is my second time reading one of Jessica Knoll’s novels, the first being Bright Young Women, and I really have a better understanding of her as a writer, in a sense. Bright Young Women evoked powerful emotions of anger, sadness, heartbreak, and injustice - this was also my experience with this novel. I love reading stories with characters that really embody the complexities of being human - the good, the bad, the flaws, the versions we present to the world vs the ones we keep to ourselves. I really love her voice and how she opens up a window for the reader into a different perspective.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide attempt