Pros: Never ending page turning. Cons: It ended too soon.
Susie is murdered by a serial killer on her way home from school. She emerges to "Her" heaven where all is possible. From her heaven, she is able to watch below her. Her family, her friends, her killer, the police. Her interaction with those of her...
Pros: Compelling, captivates your attention, poetic. Cons: A few chapters are slow, with buried important information.
I was actually asked to read this book by a close friend of mine, who stated that the way it was written is something that I would enjoy; I decided to take her on.
I opened the first page of this book, only to find my favorite prose (now an...
Pros: Beautifully written,a unique perspective,I just loved it. Cons: Her "Ghost" type experience was a little odd, as well as the heaven idea.
In Alice Sebold's premiere novel she invites us to take a different perspective on life after tragedy.
This novel is written from the victim's perspective, watching from heaven above as she sees her family grieve, her killer hide his tracks, and the...
Pros: point-of-view, characters, flashbacks, and uniqueness
Cons: none
I like to let books choose me, instead of me choosing them. So when The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold came out in 2002 and people couldn’t be quiet about it, I tried to ignore everyone telling me, “You’ve absolutely got to read this book!” About ...
Pros: Not as depressing as you must think it is. Cons: Is jumbled at times, but still easy to follow with careful reading.
"I could not have what I wanted most: Mr. Harvey dead and me living. Heaven wasn't perfect. But I came to believe that if I watched closely, and desired, I might change the lives of those I loved on Earth." From: The Lovely Bones ...
The Lovely Bones has received much attention. The basis of the novel sounds utterly depressing. A book, about a murdered 14 year old, told from heaven. Well, it's not a morbid book. Sure, it's sad in some parts, but then so is life.
Pros: The tone of the narrator, the plot, the closure. Cons: The length; descriptions run a little too long.
This book was excellent. Sebold tiptoed around all the fine lines and balanced her writing in just the right places to create a perfect equilibirum of reality and "fantasy," as some might call it. The Lovely Bones is set in the 1970s and is ...
Pros: Unusual perspective told from the voice of the murdered girl. Cons: Just one scene I felt was out of place.
When I finally picked up and read the jacket of this book, I knew immediately that I wanted to purchase it. (Usually I don't "buy" many books, choosing rather to borrow them from the library or from friends or even purchase them at our used ...
Pros: Well written, engaging premise, well developed characters Cons: Minor gaps in the supernatural parts of the story
Every so often, in a book, a movie, a TV show, you hear a character proclaim that they “speak for the dead”. That it is their job to advocate for those whose lives are lost. Usually the character making this declaration is a detective – someone who ...
Pros: beautifully written, with a unique point of view Cons: one part seems straight out of the movie "Ghost"
What if, after your death, you could watch people on earth? Could you handle seeing your loved ones mourn?..Could you take seeing their lives go on without you? If you could customize heaven, what would your heaven be like?
Pros: addictingly good read even for non-readers Cons: umm--you read it even when you should not (like at work)
I had to force myself to put this book down and go to sleep. It has a desperatness to it as Susie, the 14y/o main charecter watches her family unravel after her rape and murder. I was captivated right along with Susie trying to "will" her family into ...
Pros: Best book that I've read in ages. Go buy it, already! Cons: Not a thing. My recommendation for Alice Sebold's debut novel is without reservation.
This summer hasn’t been the best for me in terms of summer reading. I kicked things off with the interesting and slightly stomach turning (but not sufficiently disturbing to convince me to shun beef) Fast Food Nation, then moved on to Melanie Rae...
Pros: different, original and entertaining Cons: nothing
Addicting from the start, this book is very hard to put down. Susie Salmon is a regular, teenage girl living in a suburb in 1973. On December 6, when walking home, her crazy neighbor Mr. Harvey lures her into an underground room in a cornfield and ...
Sebold s mesmerizing and luminous first novel--a #1 national bestseller--builds a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, and even joy, following an u...More at Buy.com
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