The Lovely Bones

Upon discovering this book, it seemed to have a lot of promise and potential. The idea of a story from the perspective of a murdered girl, watching her family move on and try solve the crime, seemed like an interesting read. However, after only a few chapters in, it became clear that this would not live up to the expectation of the plot.

Within the first chapter, readers meet young Susie Salmon, a fourteen-year-old girl on her way home from school...read more

I really enjoyed this book even though it was such a bittersweet read. I was afraid that I wouldn’t feel closure as I got toward the end, but the author ended the book beautifully. It felt a little slow and drawn out in the middle which is why I docked one star. Someone told me recently that it’s a classic and honestly, it does feel that way. So I’ll continue to describe it as such.

DNF due to graphic nature of the writing in the scene where the child victim is SA.

I loved both the book and the movie. The movie makes me cry like a baby, since I already knew the ending the book did not have the same effect on me. Regardless I think this may be one of my favorites.

Absolutely beautifully written story.