skitson 's review for:

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

3.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I found the writing overly metaphorical. It was very wordy, as well, for being not that long of a book. I also did not enjoy the mother’s story arc, and found it strange that only one character felt very strongly about her life choices.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail