Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones

Pros: Well written, interesting subject, believable characters
Cons: The middle drags too much, the end is rushed. Good effort but uneven.

Okay I got some very good criticism/feedback so I've updated this review a bit to be more readable. First of all, as a bestseller, this novel has a surprisingly macabre theme. In the first few pages, the narrator, a young teen, is raped and murdered ...

Pros: A wonderfully written novel
Cons: None

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.

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Pros: the first few pages of the book
Cons: too lengthy, lacking in substance

It all began about eight months ago. As I walked around entranced by the sights and smells of my local Barnes and Noble, I came across a book. However, this was no ordinary book, it was THE book. You know THE book. It is that rare gem of a book that i ...

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: This book has kept my mind wondering. Slightly depressing but wonderful!
Cons: I had to focus hard to really understand this book.

I bought this book on a website called cheapbooks.com for thirty one cents. Being a poor college student you learn to use any resources that are available to you. Two years ago my English teacher recommended this book to me; I read two thirds of the ...

Pros: Interesting theme, engaging characters (some).
Cons: Plot holes, loose ends, quickly wrapped-up ending, amateurish.

The Lovely Bones is the tale of a family, the Salmons, torn asunder after the brutal murder of their eldest daughter, Suzie, in 1973. In a peculiar, yet intriguing twist, it is Suzie herself who narrates the story from that which she has termed the ...

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: I actually bought a hardback and wasn't disappointed!
Cons: None that I can think of...

I read so much that I am loath to part with the money involved in buying a hardback. I can buy three or four paperbacks for the price of one hard bound book. But this time I'm glad I did.

The story is told from the point-of-view of a...

Pros: Awesome, unique style, very vivid, a completely engrossing story.
Cons: Contains a couple of elements inappropriate for younger readers.

This story is about 14-year-old Susie Salmon. Susie gets good grades in school, she kissed Ray Singh by the lockers (but don't tell!), and one winter evening on her way home from school, she is brutally murdered. This story is not about Susie's life. ...

Pros: Strong beginning and a heartfelt ending.
Cons: A weak and middling second act that loses it's way.

In Alice Sebold's "The Lovley Bones" fourteen year old Susie Salmon is raped and murdered by a neighbor before the first chapter ends. The terrible after effects of her disappearance on her family will echo throughout the years and form the heart of the ...

Pros: Vivid, touching, humorous
Cons: Loses a little something 3/4 of the way in.

I work at Barnes and Noble. Hence I am privy to the lastest and greatest releases in fiction one of which is Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones. The book was an instant bestseller. It was rather bizarre actually. It seemed to surface out of nowhere...

Pros: Richly detailed, well written story. The kind of book you can't put down.
Cons: I didn't get enough sleep until I was done reading :)

After having read the review of this book in Time magazine, I knew I had to read the novel! Written by Alice Sebold, a woman who herself had lived through being assaulted when she was a young woman, this book gives you a glimpse into the mind of a...

Pros: A compelling read
Cons: May offend true believers' sensibilites

Alice Sebold's acclaimed novel, which is a Good Morning America Read This! selection and popular book club pick, is stunning in its simplicity. The main character, Susie Salmon, speaks with a voice of clarity and authenticity that makes her immediately...

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: Very easy to read, completed it in 2 days
Cons: None, highly recommend it

This Book took me somewhere I've never been. When we first begin the read we realize that the main character telling the story is a young girl named Susie Salmon. The one thing different about her from any other book that I have read is that she is no...