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A review by that_bookworm_guy
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
The first 20 or so pages were good, the build up and introduction was shockingly gripping. Parts of this book was good overall, but then some of it was just so cringy and bad that It didn't really balance out with the good parts.
This book literally put me into a reading slump for a couple of months as I tried to drag myself through it thinking that the beginning was so good that surely it would get better. But nope, it somehow got worse.
Some of the writing is that which I would expect to see on accounts that feature men that write women badly, except instead, this is written by a woman.
I had high hopes, but the hopes were crushed and burned and buried by the end of this book.
This book literally put me into a reading slump for a couple of months as I tried to drag myself through it thinking that the beginning was so good that surely it would get better. But nope, it somehow got worse.
Some of the writing is that which I would expect to see on accounts that feature men that write women badly, except instead, this is written by a woman.
I had high hopes, but the hopes were crushed and burned and buried by the end of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence