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Summary: More hype than substance
Review: I'd read so many high-octane reviews of Lovely Bones that I began it with great hope and anticipation. Unfortunately, I ended it with a whimper. The engaging premise was ripe fruit left to die on the vine. The book moved slowly and I never felt a great deal of empathy for the characters, except perhaps the father. There was too much nuance; too much literary stylishness; too little that touched my heart or challenged my mind. And I was really turned off by the body-borrowing that went on late in the book. Not exactly sorry I read it, but ....hmmmm... well, maybe I am.
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Summary: The story ended half way through
Review: The premise was what attracted me to the book. A story written from the view of a deceased teen, from heaven seemed to have great potential. And the book truly could have been wonderful. It feels like Ms. Sebold stopped writing about half way though. I finished the book only because I had nothing else to read at the beach. And that the book still is number one -- I can't explain it. Skip this one; there are plenty of good books to read. This is not one of them.
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Summary: Excellent first novel!!!
Review: I had read a review of this book, was intrigued by the description, and bought it as soon as I could. I literally could not put it down. If you have children you cannot help but identify with this family and what it is going through. Everything is written through the eyes of the young girl who was murdered and she watches her family go through all the stages of grief. She watches them deny, grieve, fall apart as a family, and eventually go on with their lives. Even though Susie has to deal with the fact that she will never be older than 14, that she will never have a relationship, that she will never touch or be a part of her family again, by the end of the book she has reached a mature attitude for beyond her years. The author's description of heaven is the way you would hope it would be. If you want a good book to curl up with, not an intellectual read, a book where you can identify with and become close to the characters, while enjoying a writer who tells the story from a completely different perspective than what you are used to, this would be the book!
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Summary: The Lovely Bones
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and yet, when it first came out I didn't think it would be my kind of book. Told from a 14-year old's point of view after her murder, it is horrifying, funny, sad, and hopeful. It is how one family and the people in the town who interact with them react to the death of that family's daughter. I was pleased that the author did not try to make Susie into a ghost that keeps in touch with family and friends. It was more real in that she did not contact her family and friends on a human level from "her heaven" other than by concentration of thoughts. Well done, but keep tissue nearby.
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Summary: A touching, impressive story!!~~
Review: "The Lovely Bones" is a book full of warmth, love and mystery. Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl, had been murdered and was brought to heaven for ever. From there, she watched her family and all of her intimates living without her.To Susie, all these were not easy to go. Her sorrow was so exquisite. And she couldn't help feeling nervous and concern for all her loves, in a place from where she's far away, though.I like this book not only because the attractive cover lured me to read, but the minute affections that the writer can describe in the story. No matter the joy or sadness of the characters, it also impresses me a lot. Other than that, the memories which Susie usually recalled are amazing, like her sweet experience with Ray........^,^ However, I found this book quite difficult to understand, lots of vocabularies i have never heard of and the many characters made me confused all the time. My feeling is that it may only suitable for native speakers. I think there's a room for improvement.
Nonetheless, i still love the overall story as well as Susie Salmon.
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Summary: Unusual but not great
Review: In Chapter I, a 14-year-old girl, Susie, is raped and murdered. She narrates the story from heaven. She doesn't make heaven sound attractive, nor does she seem particularly happy there. She is more concerned with the people she left back on earth. The heaven parts and what the author imagined its residents can do were boring and not very believable. .... Most of the characters seemed more isolated from each other than from Susie. I didn't see any preparation or motivation for the mother's sudden desire to have sex with the detective working on her daughter's death. The neighbors gathering spontaneously in a cornfield for an impromptu memorial service on the first anniversary of Susie's death seemed corny. There are too many things wrong with this book to list them all. It has a few good moments, ...
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Summary: A Unique Read
Review: I liked this book and recommended it to several friends. In fact, my own copy is drifting about somewhere at this very moment. What an original story. I found it to be a unique point of view, seeing the lives of those left behind from the perspective of the murdered girl, looking down from her version heaven. I also thought the author's idea of heaven was curious. She has a different idea of what heaven should be, rather than the typical heaven used in most stories. The way that heaven is depicted in various genres is as one large heaven for everyone. In "Lovely Bones" each person has their own idea of heaven and those persons who somehow touch their lives in a meaningful way are included in that person's heaven. I liked that idea. It didn't have the ending that I expected. I wouldn't say that I was disappointed at the ending. It was just different. I did come to terms with the ending after a bit of reflection.
All in all, it made me think, it was an easy read, and it kept my attention. "Lovely Bones" was an enjoyable book.
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Summary: Page Turner
Review: I have never read a book like this before. It was a very interesting point of view and I couldn't put the book down -- even though I have midterms
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Summary: Amazing
Review: The Lovely Bones is a book that stays with you long after you read it. A very satisfying and haunting read.
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Summary: An easy read - compelling, thoughtful and very sad
Review: When I first began to read the book, I couldn't put it down. It was a beautifully written sad story about loss and grieving and ultimately having to let go. I found that towards the end, as suspenseful as it had been the entire way through even though we knew who the killer was from the beginning, the story fades and becomes just another unbelievable tale. All in all, I enjoyed the book but wished that there was no Ruth but instead just the family and their lives - I wanted to see them going on with their lives even after such a tragic loss. Also, everything was too perfect at the end as we all know life never is.
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