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Source: Book
Title: Lovely Bones
Author: Alice Sebold
Sypnosis: When we first meet Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. As she looks down from this strange new place, she tells us, in the fresh and spirited voice of a fourteen-year-old girl, a tale that is both haunting and full of hope. In the weeks following her death, Susie watches life on Earth continuing without her-her school friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her family holding out hope that she’ll be found, her killer trying to cover his tracks. As months pass without leads, Susie sees her parents’ marriage being contorted by loss, her sister hardening herself in an effort to stay strong, and her little brother trying to grasp the meaning of the word gone. And she explores the place called heaven. It looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing sets. There are counselors to help newcomers adjust and friends to room with. Everything she ever wanted appears as soon as she thinks of it-except the thing she most wants: to be back with the people she loved on Earth. With compassion, longing, and a growing understanding, Susie sees her loved ones pass through grief and begin to mend. Her father embarks on a risky quest to ensnare her killer. Her sister undertakes a feat of remarkable daring. And the boy Susie cared for moves on, only to find himself at the center of a miraculous event. The Lovely Bones is luminous and astonishing, a novel that builds out of grief the most hopeful of stories. In the hands of a brilliant new writer, this story of the worst thing a family can face is transformed into a suspenseful and even funny novel about love, memory, joy, heaven, and healing.Thanks: Amazon

The Review:

I first heard of this book from a friend on a chat forum who gave it rave reviews. I was kinda antsy to read it at first since this is a girl’s view of her family from Heaven and I figured it’d be sad and bring up too many memories of rape and other stuff for me. Well, I read it anyway and I am glad I did. The story of Susie is sad at times but she is watching her family and seeing how much they loved her and how her memory helps heal each member of her family in their own ways. I was really glad that her father was courageous enough with the help of her sister to not give up until Susie’s killer was finally captured. The story really makes you realize that things like this do happen and gives a new perspective on what Heaven is like seeing as no one truly knows. I do like the idea that everyone has a different Heaven and was glad that she was with her dog. This movie brought tears of sadness and then pure happiness. It’s a roller coaster ride of emotions but definitely worth it since if an author has the power to make you feel what they are writing, they are damn good.
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