Friday, June 10, 2011

Living Dead Girl

Heads up: this book is disturbing.  Living Dead Girl is the tale of "Alice" who was kidnapped from an aquarium while on a class trip when she was ten.  At the time of the book telling she is fifteen and has been living with her captor and molester for five years.  She hates her situation and begs inwardly for death so she doesn't have to deal with her pain anymore.


When Alice starts to get too old for her captor's sickening tastes, she develops a plan to get away.  How far will she go to improve her life situation?  Far. 

Again, this is a disturbing book.  I don't know that I particularly recommend it or don't recommend it.  It was compelling and I really like the use of the term "living dead girl" to express how Alice feels as she lives.  Be careful, though.  If you're sensitive or can't handle Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit or just generally don't find reason to read these types of stories, don't read this book.  

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