Hey all! With this lock-down situation, I have to admit I’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety and struggling with insomnia. I’ve been reading, in fact, reading is the one thing that can take my mind off the pandemic, but I’ve fallen behind on my book reviews. I’ve read 9 books since my last book review and I’m going to try my best to get these written and get some reviews out for you. I’m sure you’re looking for book recommendations during quarantine too! Without further ado, here’s a review for The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich.
About The Book 📚
Publication Date: May 2017
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Genre: Nonfiction, True Crime, Autobiography
Triggers: murdered child, child abuse
My Review
› The author, Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, shares her story of being sexually abused by a family member, then having to face her feelings when she is approached to assist on a crime case involving Ricky Langley, who had abused many children and was convicted of killing a child.
“This tape brought me to reexamine everything I believed not only about the law but about my family and my past.”
› The memoir is told in different timelines and flashbacks to Ricky’s childhood in Arizona & Louisiana 1964-1965, New Jersey 1983, and Louisiana 1992.
“This moment that had changed everything inside me had changed nothing for him.”
› This book is a very hard read, but also compelling and important. I greatly appreciate Marzano-Lesnevich’s courage and writing skill.
“A person can burn with hate at his mama and still love her enough to want to be something that will make her proud.”
› Final Thoughts
• I don’t like to judge autobiographies. This is someone’s life. This is someone’s courage. This is someone’s heartbreak. As long as the writing makes sense, which it does, then I will rate it 5 stars. The first part is a little slow, but this becomes a page-turner that will leave you feeling tons of emotions. ★★★★★
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