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| The Lovely Bones: Deluxe Edition | 
| Author: Alice Sebold
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 36241
Media: Paperback
Edition: Deluxe
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0316001821
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780316001823
ASIN: 0316001821
Publication Date: September 17, 2007
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 Amazing Read September 4, 2008
The perspective of this book is original and the story is very compelling. This is a great book for young adults and up the story get under your skin and makes you believe in the characters. Dealing with such a serious topic the writing still finds room for wit and charm. I highly recommend Lovley Bones.
If you can get past the first chapter, you'll love it July 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I told anyone who asked what this book was about, they invariably replied "that sounds awful". Being a story of a family's grief after their daughter is murdered, you'd think so. But the author does a wonderful job of making it real and readable at the same time - it's not like reading of an awful murder story on [...]. I'll admit the beginning is a little difficult to read, not impossible but...unpleasant I guess. And I think the idea of watching your family grieve for you from heaven would be torture. Having said that, it was an enjoyable read and I would recommend it to my friends.
Unlike Any Other Novel I've Read July 7, 2008
This was very unconventional for me and in the beginning, I was not exactly sure I'd like it. However, I loved it.
It is amazing how quickly I became accepting of the concept of this girl's point of view. I am also glad that this didn't become a matter of religion. Generally, I thought the approach was soft but meaningful.
A Fantastic Read! July 6, 2008
This story was enchanting! It grips you from the first few pages and you'll be helpless not to finish it within a week. Wow... If only all novels were this good.
The Lovely Bones May 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book, The Lovely Bones, takes the climax of any book and puts it in the very first chapter. It can be said that this would ruin the rest of the book, but it keeps a reader's attention through the book, looking at the lives of the Salmon family.
In the very beginning of the book Susie Salmon, the main character, is killed by a neighbor, Mr. Harvey. No one knows that he did it because he is such a quiet neighbor, and one would suspect him. The police try to comfort the family by solving the murder, but little evidence is found. The family is left with unanswered questions but must remain living their lives. Eventually Mrs. Salmon, Susie's mother, leaves because she cannot handle her life anymore. Susie's sister, Lindsey, grows up and Susie is up in Heaven watching down on her family. Susie does get the chance to come back down to earth, and she does for just a few minutes to get her last wishes fufilled. With this, the entire Salmon family, including Susie, learns to move on.
This book could be considered a "girl" book because it has a lot of emotions of the family while they grieve over the loss of their daughter or sister, and that is not usually a subject that most "guy" books include. This book captures a reader's interest, as a journey is taken by the Salmon family, and a different journey by Susie who is in Heaven. Lastly, this book is a fast read because once readers start reading, they are hooked on everything the family is, like hoping the killer, Mr. Harvey, will be caught.
In conclusion I recommend this book to others who want to look at a murder mystery from a different point of view, from the perspective of the victim in Heaven, rather than those still on Earth. This book will capture a reader's attention and take it on a ride through the life of the Salmon family.
Heather Miller
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