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"This book is a marvel. The Fact of a Body is equal parts gripping and haunting and will leave you questioning whether any one story can hold the full truth." ?? Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestselling Everything I Never Told You Before Alex Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working to help defend men accused of murder, they think their position is clear. The child of two lawyers, Alex is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment convicted murderer Ricky Langley's face flashes on the screen as Alex reviews old tapes??the moment they hear him speak of his crimes??they are overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by their reaction, Alex digs deeper and deeper into the case. Despite their vastly different circumstances, something in Langley's story is unsettlingly, uncannily familiar. Crime, even the darkest and most unsayable acts, can happen to any one of us. As Alex pores over the facts of the murder, they find themself thrust into the complicated narrative of Ricky's childhood. And by examining the details of Ricky's case, Alex is forced to face their own story, to unearth long-buried family secrets, and reckon with a past that colors their view of Ricky's crime. But another surprise awaits: Alex wasn't the only one who saw their life in Ricky's. An intellectual and emotional thriller that is also a different kind of murder mystery, THE FACT OF A BODY is an audiobook not only about how the story of one crime was constructed ?? but about how we grapple with our own personal histories. Along the way it tackles questions about the nature of forgiveness, and if a single narrative can ever really contain something as definitive as the truth. This groundbreaking, heart-stopping work, ten years in the making, shows how the law is more personal than we would like to believe ?? and the truth more complicated, and powerful, than we could ever imagine. This program is read by the a… (mehr)
schmootc: This book is a melding of true crime and memoir that is very readable. The catalyst is a crime, but how the author is affected by the crime/reacts to it is where the focus lies.
Some of the writing in this book - part memoir and part a story about an unrelated murder -- is beautiful. But the author uses a device of imagining what people saw and did, which i don't find particularly trustworthy or compelling, and there were some inconsistencies and other issues I had with this work of alleged non-fiction. The author obviously feels some connection between the murder story and events in her own life, given that she was a victim of sexual abuse as a child and the murderer in this book was a pedophile, although the evidence that the murder involved sexual abuse of the child victim is not particularly strong and there is exculpatory evidence never investigated fully. I did not find the weaving together of her story and this murder story well done. A decent read, though. ( )
The Fact of a Body is unlike any book that I have read before; as the subtitle suggests, it is a personal account of one woman’s life that is intertwined with the story of the ghastly murder of a child. It’s so hard to talk about it without giving away any of the specifics, but it is ultimately a story about how the pain and burdens of our past can influence our present and future.
I read several reviews of this book before I picked it up and saw it described as “painful” and “difficult.” Those words are completely accurate, in fact, I’d even consider those words soft. This was truly one of the most devastating and heartbreaking books I’ve ever read, but coincidentally one of the most beautifully written. It’s evident that Marzano-Lesnevich crafted each sentence in this book with so much respect and care, especially those regarding Jeremy Guillory. I could go on and on about it, but I cannot give this book enough praise; it’s a cross-genre masterpiece. ( )
AMAZING! I haven’t the appropriate words to express how great this book is. I could not put it down and am in awe of the author’s courage and writing skills. Highly recommend for anyone interested in true crime and also memoir as this is a hybrid. This is one I definitely will never forget. ( )
This book is actualy two stories.The murder of a young boy and the man who murdered him. the author is a lawyer and defends this man in court. Also the author details the story of her sexual abuse by her grandfather. I got a llittle confused at times , as she went back and forth between her story and the death of the young boy. i think maybe if she had divided her stories into two complete sections, rather than back and forth.it would have been less confusing to me. overall though,a sad, interesting book. ( )
I've never had such an intense reaction to a book. I had to take a break every few pages to read something more lighthearted. I really don't have words and idk if I ever will but this hit me hard and I highly recommend this if you want to have a mental breakdown and never recover. ( )
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Prologue: There is a principle in the law called proximate cause, taught to first-year law students through the case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
Chapter One: The boy wears sweatpants the color of a Louisiana lake.
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"This book is a marvel. The Fact of a Body is equal parts gripping and haunting and will leave you questioning whether any one story can hold the full truth." ?? Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestselling Everything I Never Told You Before Alex Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working to help defend men accused of murder, they think their position is clear. The child of two lawyers, Alex is staunchly anti-death penalty. But the moment convicted murderer Ricky Langley's face flashes on the screen as Alex reviews old tapes??the moment they hear him speak of his crimes??they are overcome with the feeling of wanting him to die. Shocked by their reaction, Alex digs deeper and deeper into the case. Despite their vastly different circumstances, something in Langley's story is unsettlingly, uncannily familiar. Crime, even the darkest and most unsayable acts, can happen to any one of us. As Alex pores over the facts of the murder, they find themself thrust into the complicated narrative of Ricky's childhood. And by examining the details of Ricky's case, Alex is forced to face their own story, to unearth long-buried family secrets, and reckon with a past that colors their view of Ricky's crime. But another surprise awaits: Alex wasn't the only one who saw their life in Ricky's. An intellectual and emotional thriller that is also a different kind of murder mystery, THE FACT OF A BODY is an audiobook not only about how the story of one crime was constructed ?? but about how we grapple with our own personal histories. Along the way it tackles questions about the nature of forgiveness, and if a single narrative can ever really contain something as definitive as the truth. This groundbreaking, heart-stopping work, ten years in the making, shows how the law is more personal than we would like to believe ?? and the truth more complicated, and powerful, than we could ever imagine. This program is read by the a
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