The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Lovely Bones
Book Review: Amazing read, emotional and gripping!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Lovely Bones is an amazing book. It follows the story of the dead Susie Salmon as she watches over her family from heaven. It is really emotional and Alice Sebold has written it in such a way that it becomes real; not just a story. A brilliant book that I highly recommend!Book Review: Amazing writing, intense writing
Summary: 5 Stars
This book shows the ability of the writer to describe a very intense topic. She has you on your seat the whole read and you do not know what to think at the end of the book. It is a heavy topic to write about or read.Book Review: Amazingly well written with beautiful descriptions
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was wonderfully written. Sebold does a fantastic job of blurring the lines between life in heaven and life on earth. She takes us through the journey of Susie's murder, and we watch Susie in heaven as she herself watches her family on earth. This story was not just about the family letting go of Susie, but of her letting go of her family and her lifelong dreams.Book Review: An Excellent Book To Read
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed reading this book. I was given this book while I was grieving the loss of a loved one. This book described some of the things my loved ones and I experienced while going through the grieving process. After reading this book - it gave me hope.Book Review: An absolutely beautiful novel
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Lovely Bones" begins with the narrator, 14-year-old Susie Salmon, being brutally raped and murdered by one of her neighbors. This isn't an ordinary murder mystery/thriller, however. The story begins to unfold when Susie arrives in her version of heaven and keeps watch over her grieving family and friends.
Alice Sebold does an amazing job detailing how Susie's death affected everyone around her. Her father, Jack, allows his grief to overcome him, while his wife Abigail seeks comfort in the arms of another man and eventually tries to build a completely new life for herself. Susie's sister Lindsey struggles as she attempts to create an identity for herself that is seperate from "the dead girl's sister." Buckley, who is too young to fully understand what happened to his big sister Susie at the time, grows up feeling like he is competing for his father's affections with the memory of a sister he never really knew.
Susie's friends also continue to grieve for her. Ray Singh, who was the first and only boy that Susie ever kissed, is never able to let go of the memory of his first love. His friend Ruth, who barely knew Susie in life, forms an uncanny bond with her after her death and eventually manages to give Susie the one thing she wants more than anything else.
In the midst of all this grief and coping, there is also the aspect of a serial killer being on the loose. George Harvey was viewed by most as just an eccentric neighbor, but Jack Salmon suspects his involvement in his daughter's death almost from the very beginning. Not everyone else is convinced, however, and as the months following Susie's disappearance turn into years, the reader is left wondering if justice will ever be served and if Mr. Harvey will ever be caught.
"The Lovely Bones" deals with a heartbreaking subject matter. I was hesitant to read this book because it's all about the death of a child, and I generally don't handle that sort of thing very well. However, even though I felt like sobbing with each passing page, it's an absolutely beautiful story about love, loss, life, and death. My review doesn't even begin to do it justice...just go out and buy the damn book! You'll be so glad that you did.