372 pages
English language
Published Dec. 1, 2006
This deluxe trade paperback edition of Alice Sebold's modern classic features French flaps and rough-cut pages.Once in a generation a novel comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating with readers of all ages. The Lovely Bones is such a book - a phenomenal #1 bestseller celebrated at once for its narrative artistry, its luminous clarity of emotion, and its astoniishing power to lay claim to the hearts of millions of readers around the world."My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on eath continue without her - her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, …
This deluxe trade paperback edition of Alice Sebold's modern classic features French flaps and rough-cut pages.Once in a generation a novel comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating with readers of all ages. The Lovely Bones is such a book - a phenomenal #1 bestseller celebrated at once for its narrative artistry, its luminous clarity of emotion, and its astoniishing power to lay claim to the hearts of millions of readers around the world."My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on eath continue without her - her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable traged and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy"A stunning achievement." -The New Yorker"Deeply affecting. . . . A keenly observed portrait of familial love and how it endures and changes over time." -New York Times"A triumphant novel. . . . It's a knockout." -Time"Destined to become a classic in the vein of To Kill a Mockingbird. . . . I loved it." -Anna Quindlen"A novel that is painfully fine and accomplished." -Los Angeles Times"The Lovely Bones seems to be saying there are more important things in life on earth than retribution. Like forgiveness, like love." -Chicago Tribune
Characters are dull. Plot is empty. Books don’t always need to be exciting or have a great resolution but I just couldn’t get interested in this book. I didn’t care what happened next, and by the end of the book it didn’t matter because nothing happened.
I have had this book for ages and decided to read it as a book project. I found it to be a good book, a long one, but well worth the read. I had watched the movie before reading the book and now I know better then to do that one, as the book is sure different from the movie. But I enjoyed both, the movie and the book.I found both very emotional. This book will stay with me for a long time.It is the first book I have read by the author, but wont be my last. What a great story.
Disappointing! I really expected to like this book but it was a big " meh". The characters were so one-dimensional...could not like any of them. The ending was weak as well...If heaven is sitting around watching your loved ones for years and years, I hate to see what hell is like LOL!
The Lovely Bones is a heartbreaking story pretty much from beginning to end. I saw the trailer for the movie first, then a friend lent me the book. I read it over a weekend. I thought it might be hard to get into the novel, at first. Instead the author provides a pretty intense hook at the very beginning, so readers would feel not only a compulsion to continue reading, but a responsibility - to honor the main characters life and death. To "watch" a family go through the heartache of loss - not only physical loss, but emotional, as well - creates this sense of connection, of belonging to their loss.
I heard rave reviews of this book, and resisted reading it because of the sad subject. I finally did break down and read it, and it is a wonderful book and well worth reading.
