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Reader reviewed by Sara E.

Absolutely by far one of my favorite books ever. Alice Sebold has such an amazing mind and her writing style is so unique. Despite the dark nature of this book, it really wasn't always all that depressing while reading it. In the beginning of the book you meet Susie Salmon, a young 14 year old girl, who is dead. She was raped and murdered by a man in her neighborhood, after which, she goes to "heaven". Susie's heaven isn't filled with her family members who have died, but other people she's never met. One of my favorite things is that her heaven smells of skunk. Most of the book isn't really about Susie though, it's about her family and friends, as she watches them live their life without her.