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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

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murderousscottishgremlin's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Such an intriguing exploration of grief and haunting. Sebold’s writing evokes a surreal sense of liminality (is that a word?), or the feeling of being in a liminal space, and I really enjoyed that.

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mahovina's review against another edition

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5.0

This book and this story is heartwrenching, beautiful and it made me cry. I loved every second spent over this pages, beautifully characted characters and plot. My personal favorite was Ruth and there were more than few quotes in the book that I am really fond of.

2nd read - 8th of Dec 2021 ; dunno why I made myself read this book again, to cry probably
But other than that this is such a lovely read, so heart breaking and yet so comforting at the same time.

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2.0

I enjoyed the story itself, however I feel like the entire story could have been told in 150 pages or less. It felt as though the story dragged on. I had a difficult time connecting to the characters throughout the entire novel. The basis of the story and the idea of it is extremely beautiful however I found it poorly executed.

the_gothic_nerd's review against another edition

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4.0

A heartbreaking story, that gets you hooked.

makynlee_kay's review against another edition

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1.0

That was traumatizing… thanks english class for that read…

lilacwine17's review against another edition

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4.0

this book was really good I like the point of view the author out it in as the dead girl instead of the dead girls family.now time to watch the movie!

chipottleworker's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book is not for the faint of heart. It is sad, heartbreaking, and one of the most frustrating books I've ever read. It wasn't bad. No, it was a really good book, buy it was very hard to read without crying