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The Lovely Bones

Young Adult Fiction 685

Lovely Bones

February 07, 2010

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4.0

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Reader reviewed by Adrienne

Wow, this book started off very intensely! I couldn't
put it down, but once I got past the aftershock of her murder, the
story kind of became a little boring. I really liked it, but it was a
little too sad to read about. One things for sure Alice Sebold can
really tell a powerful story of a teenage girl who is raped then
murdered by a male neighbor. I was surprised that only the first 4 or 5
chapters was about Susie's murder, then the rest was about her "life"
in heaven and how her family deals with her death. I really liked
Susie's sister, Lindsay. She was a very strong female character, and I
love how her life turns out with her childhood crush then husband.
Also, it was perfect ending with Mr. Harvey (the murderer, ex-neighbor)
dying by an icicle (the perfect murder). It was really interesting how
connected Susie was to her school friend Ruth and how Susie actually
went into her body and made love to her I guess boyfriend. This book
will have me thinking and I won't forget her tragic story. I highly
recommend it, and I give it 4 stars only because it was a little boring.

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