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The Lovely Bones (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Lovely BonesA novel about life and death, forgiveness and vengeance, memory and forgetting - but, above all, about finding light in the darkest of places.
Full description- Publisher: PICADOR
- Published: 06 June 2003
- Format: Paperback 256 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780330485388 ISBN 10: 0330485385
- Sales rank: 395
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Reviews for The Lovely Bones
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A gripping tale about the dead and their memories in the living...
At the age of fourteen, Susie Salmon was raped and murdered by a man from her neighbourhood. Observing the world from her own heaven - which has its own playground, friendly companion and counsellor - she watches her family and friends cope with her untimely death whilst coming to terms with it herself.
Over the years, she watches her parents fall apart, siblings grow up, fall in love, and doing all the things she did not have the chance to do. It's a bitter sweet tale about life, death, memories and the realisation that life should be lived to its very fullest.
"The Lovely Bones" is a gripping and original tale about the dead and their memories in the living. Sebold's writing is charming and graceful, giving hope to a terrible tragedy. Having said that, I did find the book to be slow in some part and even boring - if I dare say (I know a lot of people love this book, ha).
A recommended novel to all - perhaps not children. by BookishNature.com -
Great at times
I started reading this after a friend recommended it to me and now I'm glad they did. At first I found it quite hard to 'get into' this book , especially the section involving the murder as it was quite descriptive.However despite initial problems I'm glad I continued reading as the book was well written - especially in the way Sebold showed the way Susie's family and Susie came to terms with her murder.Apart from a few things such as the 'possession' at the end the book by L Porter
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Lovely Bones
I loved this book - right up to a couple of chapters before the end. Until then I found it incredibly believable, empathetic and above all human. The way it addressed how each member of the family dealt with loss in their own way was so honest and touching.
However, an incident towards the end of the book, and the ultimate justice served, I felt, let the rest of the book down. The standard of the writing was just as good and in any other context I'd have no problem with the scenarios involved but the characters were so real up to that point, the twist in the storyline wasn't needed and removed the believability.
Despite that, still one of the best books I've read recently. by Lorna Roberts -
tearjerker
I read book first and then saw movie and I was disappointed in movie although I almost cried few times. If you liked movie you'll definitely love book but don't judge it because of that because in my opinion book is different than movie.
The Lovely bones tells a story about Susie who has died and can't go further because she is tied up with her family and love that she just can't leave them alone. She can see every detail of people lives as family struggles to move on, how love conquers every situation of life and how sometimes it is just too hard to let go even after so many years. It is about regrets and disappointments about what you have missed and about passion which you will never feel because you are not alive anymore. Book reveals every situation very emotional and with such passion that it is hard to describe. It swallows you into the reading and is hard to put it down. As I cried so many times reading it I suggest not to read it in public.
Alice Sebolds language is easy understandable and clear, it reveals every little detail needed to know. It is easy to imagine how everything looks like.
"How could it be that you could love someone so much and keep it secret from yourself as you woke daily so far from home?" /The Lovely Bones/ by Madara -
Well written
I know this novel but I haven't read it yet. I came to know a brief summary of it when a nun told us (as a group) about it. She was reading it that time and I find it interesting. Perhaps, Sarah Palin will agree with me that based from the reviews, this is a well-written book. by Fiona
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Top review
Amazing Book!
"I would never normally read this type of book, but as I had had a foot op, my friend recommended it and due to sheer boredom gave it a go. I am so glad I did! Gripping story, although the description of the murder did only get a light skim over as it was very indepth. I cried so much, but loved it even more! Well worth a read." by a Book Depository customer
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