The Lovely Bones - The Book

This is going to be my first book review on here. Next will be the movie.

This is the review of the book 'The lovely bones', written by Alice Sebold. I mostly liked the book because of the way she starts, the beginning catches the readers attention. She starts off with Susie Salmon dying within the first pages, which makes you actually think and wonder how the story can possibly continue. And as I continued reading the book, it just got more and more complex, showing how the family felt about their daughter being murdered. It shows you that the family members don't have as easy of a time getting over the loss of loved one as it's usually shown in stories, with death being not a big issue of life's being. I really enjoyed reading that part because it makes you feel with the family.
Another part would be Susie seeing and actually telling the whole story while watching earth after she died. It's a good thing to do, in my opinion, because then you can actually know how she thinks about everything and if she likes the way things go on.
Also, the way that you switch from her heaven and then to earth a few times makes the story more interesting, instead of just having the story only about her watching earth or her only being in heaven. Also, that it switches back and forth at random times instead of having the earth story being told first and the time she spends in her own heaven being told after. 

Overall I really enjoyed it and recommend it for eveyone who loves fiction and heartbreaking stories. If you're a person who is into extreme fantasy then this might not be the right thing, as you might not be able to enjoy it as much. Otherwise it's a great story with a lot of emotions and thoughts about life after death. 

Edited by Carrie Unger 

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