I heard an interview with the author on NPR recently and immediately knew I had to read this book. Then I forgot by the time I got home. Now I'm sitting at a computer and your post has reminded me that I need to add this to my WishList. Thanks!

This book was very interesting but really dragged on. This book could have been summed up in 50 pages. There were interessting chapters and really boring ones. I know if gives you and insight on things going on but they were pointless. Like watching Lindsay grow up.

I didn't really like the way that the book kept flopping around from subject to subject. I thought that the ending of this book was really weird, and I didn't really like it. I thought that it was kind of weird how everything in the book didn't go together. I thought that it was kind of weird that there was no thought of Mr. Harvey being the murderer until near the end of the book when her father finally thought about accusing Mr. Harvey. I don't understand why no one thought about accusing Mr. Harvey when her elbow was found in the corn field behind Mr. Harvey's house. I figured that after it was found that the police would have made Mr. Harvey the number one murder suspect, instead of just leaving it as an open case.

I found Lovely Bones to actually be a fairly good book. Though there were some chapters that I wasnt to fond of reading, the ones that I was fond of had me not wanting to put the book down. I was a little dissapointed with the ending but in a sense the author made this book realistic with how sometimes bodies are not found, and sometimes murderer's do walk freely.

Though I do agree that some chapters dragged on, I really enjoyed The Lovely Bones. Though some of the details given about Susie's family members seemed excessive, I think that they really helped to paint a picture of the day to day life of a family that has been hit by tragedy, showing how they cope and deal with their grief in very different ways. I think that the unusual choice of a narrator who speaks from heaven was what made this book so enjoyable for me. Unlike the usual third-person narrator, Susie Salmon had emotional ties to all the characters whose stories she narrated and because of this I think the reader was able to gain a better insight into the minds of the characters. When Lindsey started dating Samuel, I felt happy for her, and when Mr. Salmon couldn't get anyone to believe that Harvey was the murderer, I felt his frustration.
I think the novel offered an interesting protrayal of life after death. The concept of a heaven that suits your deepest needs and desires, only changing when you truly need it to, is quite interesting. I also liked the idea of Susie not being able to truly establish her life in heaven until she was done being interested in the people on earth. I would assume that, if there is a heaven, it is hard to become uninvolved in the day to day lives of those you cared about.
I found the last couple chapters to be the most exciting part of the book, though they often left me with lingering questions. Firstly, I thought the scene where Susie came into Ruth's body and reunited with Ray was nice, but it was unbelieveable that Ray would immediatly go along with the idea that Susie had taken over Ruth's body. Though many people didn't like the way that Mr. Harvey was killed, I thought it was one of the best aspects of the book. I don't know if the author intended to portray his death this way, but I believe that Susie intended for the icicle to fall onto him and willed his death from heaven. The fact that he was not caught helped the case to stay at rest for the Salmons rather than stirring up their emotions through an arrest/trial etc. Another favorite part from the end is the birth of Abagail Suzeanne to Lindsey and Samuel. Though the end was bittersweet, I thought the birth of a new little girl to the Salmon family somehow put to rest the trauma of the death of Susie. Overall, I really liked the story, enjoyed Alice Sebold's style, and would reccomend the book.

I really liked this book. I like how the author did not focus on one person for to long a time, she did a nice job of evenly telling each person's story and she did a great job of it. I was dissappointed with the ending but at the same time, I do think that Susie had something to do with Mr. Harvey's interesting death. I also agree that the death of Mr. Harvey was good, so that the family did not have to go through trial and be reminded of the death of Susie. I like how the books shows how each person grows from this and how their lives were still effected years later. I think it was realistic, although sad, it was definitely a good book, with an interesting point of view- from heaven, and a good page turner overall.

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, grabbed my attention. I never wanted to put the book down. There were about 2 chapters in the middle that I dreaded reading through, but overall it was a great book. I like the general premise that Sebold showed through the book - even if something terrible happens to you, like rape, you can get through it, survive, move on from it and not let it destroy you. Even if the worst happens to you, like murder, Sebold shows that things can turn out in a way that's positive. The fact that Mr. Harvey wasn't ever formally or legally punished upset me a little bit, but he still got what he deserved in the end of the book. In the end of the book, Sebold used a positive tone when Susie wished the best for everyone even though she had the worst happen to her. "I wish you all a long and happy life" (328). This was a very sad and touching story, but it also brought joy at the end when Susie's family as well as herself accept her death. Her acceptance finally sets her free.

I enjoyed the book "The Lovely bones" but I do agree with what some of the other readers thought about it. Some of the book was interesting and hard to put down but some chapters were boring and pointless. I was confused in some of the chapters, and Mr. Harvey, he left me wondering about the true way he felt. I couldn't tell if he was crazy or if he was lonely and was just looking for someone to be with. When Susie explained some of the other girls he did this to or tried to do it to I realized that he was addicted and did it because he was slightly crazy. I thought Lindsey was a determained little girl who knew what was going on a lot of the time but still kept to herself, I think she knew that her mom was having an affair and I think she had sex with samual to get over her sisters death because people handle death differently. Her mother was having an affair and she was getting involved with a boy from shcool, which at times their relationship seamed like it was just a way for lindsey to get over Susie but twards the end when they graduate and go into that old broken down house and talk about their future together she makes her fealings for Samual clear to the reader. I thought that Len, being a police officer would know better than to get involved with the wife of a man who had just lost his oldest daughter, and Len had a wife who killed herself, one would think he would stay away from that kind of situation just for the sake of respect for his passed partner. Im not sure where Hal fits into the story and sometimes throughout the book I got Hal and Samual mixed up and I would have to go back and reread some of it but at the end I realized he was just there to suport the family and be friend with them all. I would recomend this book but not if you dont like mystery/murder books.

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Lovley Bones was interesting in the beginning and middle but the plot line really dragged on and got dry at certin parts of the book. The story iitself was good if it was shorter and more details and insight.Other then that the book was pretty good and the writing style was pretty cool and different.

I liked the book but found it confusing at times. In the beggining of the book I didn't know why he was killing susie but after the middle of the book I understood that he was crazy and he had killed other girls and tried to kill little girls in the past. I didn't realy understand why susie spent so much time watching her family instead of enjoying her time in heaven.

I think this book was great in the way it intrepreted the dead's point of view and their thoughts.
This book is something my entire class can tie into with the recent death or a student.
Except he overdosed on drugs and wasn't raped and murdered.

Lovely bones was a great book. I constintly wanted to read it. I liked the way that the author made you feel like you could see what was going on. There were questions I had on the book though. Like how come Mr. Harvey got away with murdering Susie? Why did Abigail runaway from home? Why did Mr. Harvey murder in the first place? This book was really inspiring. Reading this book really helped me deal with dealth and understand things going on. I liked how Lindsey was taught by Grandma Lynn on how to put on make-up and things on coming of age. This was a really great book and I would recimend this book to anyone.

Overall the book was good, but in the middle there were a few chapters that dragged on.The book was hard to put down because you just wanted to know what would happen next and if Mr. Harvey was gonna get caught for murdering Susie. The author did a great job writing the book. She showed how each person was affected by Susie's death and how each character grew during the chapters and how dealing with death is a hard time in a family's life. It also showed Susie's point of view from heaven and how she felt.How each charater helped another to grow and move on from the death of a loved one. It shows that you cant take life for granted and you need to be there for evreyone.I think anyone should pick up the book if they get the chance because it was a great book!

Many people say that "Lovely Bones" is a disturbing book. I agree in the sense that it is depressing, but it's not something that isn't on the news every single day- it isn't completely out there. Watching your loved ones from heaven after death may be entertaining for a while, but I think it might get old after a while, exspecially when you become a distant memory. I am amazed at the way Sebold created heaven, the way that it wasn't everything you ever wanted when you were living. I imagine that it could get old not growing physically yourself and having to watch your younger siblings develope like Susie did, knowing she would never do that herself. I got the idea that in Sebold's heaven you could have what you wanted, you would just have to give up watching what goes on on Earth. Franny mentioned something along the lines of Susie letting go, and when she does so, her family can continue living. When Susie's father Jack has a heart attack and winds up in the hospital close to death, Susie wants him to be with her up in heaven even though she knows he is needed on Earth. That gave Susie's character a realistic personality trait and made it easy for me, and I'm sure others, to relate to her. People, myself included, wish for things we know deep down to be selfish and wrong, but it's still part of our human nature to want what's best for ourselves. In conclusion, I liked the book but it is not on my favorite list because it seemed to drag on and the characters acted in a way that seemed depressing.

Well where should I even start!... this book was just a wonderfull and intriging read. I t kept me hooked from the firt line to the very last word. Having susie look down from heaven was great, it showed life after death from a good view. Go out and protest your love for this book, shout "Lovely Bones" from the top of a montain!

Authors who write their novels based on their own expierences, I believe, are the best. Although Alice Sebold was obviously not murdered, being brutally beaten and murdered makes her novels more touching. In The Lovely Bones, one could tell that Alice knew the pain and suffering of being in that situation. This novel can be read by someone who has been put through this and know how to exactly deal with it coming from someone of expierience. Although this book did seem to drag on at some points, these points were flashing back to Susie's life when she was alive. This gives the readers a more complex look at her lifestyle and actually feel the pain of the family. If this was not shown in depth like it was, readers would not know her family lifestyle and how well they got along. The one thing I didn't like was the more important parts that were summed up in only a page. Some of these parts needed more explination and feelings from the characters. Overall, The Lovely Bones, I believe, was one of the best books I have read so far, and I would suggest it to anyone!!

I really enjoyed reading The Lovely Bones. I thought it was confusing at times. The good parts seemed to only have like a paragraph and the unimportant parts dragged on and on for chapters. It is kind of a downer because it is really depressing. Overall I liked the book and I want to read more books by Alice Sebold.

I thought the book was freakin' awesome!!! :p