Reviews

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

lilo23's review against another edition

1.0

This book was odd and baffling. The fact that Susie was able to come back to earth and possess Ruth’s body just to make love to her childhood crush was rather disturbing considering the fact that she’d been dead for years.

zapkode's review against another edition

1.0

{my thoughts} - I must confess I watched the movie before I had read the book. The movie left me in a daze slightly confused as to what was actually being portrayed. I read the book in order to try and straighten out that confusion I had been left with. The book helped to create the imagery that I was not getting from the movie. It also gave me whole story aside from the bits and pieces that were put together in the movie. All and all I would have rather read the book and skipped the movie. It’s a really nice read and it paints and interesting picture of what Heaven may possibly look like. It also shows that with a little determination and investigation it is possible to solve a murder.

{reason for reading} - I had watched the movie and didn’t understand it.

marmel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

fxaperture's review against another edition

4.0

God book, loved the story. Had trouble followng the text sometimes, and i get caught up in details. Love the concept as well, and ruth is the best

lforgey's review against another edition

4.0

Exciting

wolfat_thedoor's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

twistedanddivine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

niknakcraggles's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

zkoch's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

amandacolman's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25