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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

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moklpahd567's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

nieenkee's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Very beautiful book, interesting concept and I finished it quite quickly. There’s no “real” justice, which was kind of unsettling but also matches the vibe of the story.

The part where she posesses another person’s body was kind of weird to me and also didn’t seem completely fitting. That makes it a 4-star read which could have been a 5-star read.

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3.0

What a poignant and bone-chilling read. The Lovely Bones was told from Susie Salmon's point of view. Susie, a fifteen-year-old girl 'with mousy hair', was raped and murdered by their neighbour, Mr. Harvey. However, as she lives in her perfect world, the Inbetween, she continuously watches her love ones from afar as they get by to their lives after that sad accident and try fruitlessly to forget her.

For many years, she watches her two siblings, Lindsey and Buckley, grow up without her. She watches them how they struggle without her, how they slowly bury her memories at the back of their minds. Susie watches her parents' marriage hang by a thread; she witnessed her mother's weakness as she make love to Len to forget all the pain in her chest. It was like being a movie critic. She also got a glimpse of Mr. Harvey's childhood, his murders (yep, she wasn't the only one), and his death.

The book is indeed quite different from the movie but, despite the fact that I fell in love with the movie first, I must say that the book has completely taken me aback.

Very perfect to read on a Halloween night.

tieganlucy's review against another edition

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2.0

Didn’t like it. Forced myself to read it. Weird concept and didn’t like the story in general

amallard's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

remia1996's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

kpounce's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was very well written and it wasn’t what I expected at all when I started it. It left me with a feeling of a story that is complete, and I don’t feel that often.

tigerxwasp's review against another edition

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3.0

I have to say that for such a depressing subject this was a story that was very uplifting. I enjoyed the characters and didn't find my interest waning, saying that I can't put my finger on why but I was disappointed with the ending slightly.

lucindapearson's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sarawildoosen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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