- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Barnes & Noble (May 23 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1586638661
- ISBN-13: 978-1586638665
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13 x 0.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 91 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,068,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A heartbreaking but ultimately life-affirming tale of a young girl's tragic death at the hands of a serial killer, Alice Sebold's novel appeared in American bookstores just at the time several child abductions made its message painfully timely. Delve into the intricacies of this wrenching story through these questions:
- How is Sebold's vision of heaven unique? Why have some readers criticized it?
- Why does Susie haunt her friends and family after her death? What is she looking for?
- Why has The Lovely Bones resonated so strongly with American readers?
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not enough of what you want or need,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Lovely Bones (Reader's Companion) (Paperback)
This book promises a message of hope after an obscene crime is committed. The descriptions of the crime hit you at the beginning of the book, and as the mother of a young daughter, they haunt me vividly a month later. But the subsequent descriptions of "heaven" are not overly comforting or hopeful, nor do they provide any particular insight or conclusion. The other characters in the book were not overly compelling to me, and of course there's no justice in the end for the criminal. Finally, the resolution that the main character receives does not appear to me to be something worthy of supernatural feats. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't put this book down once I started it, but I just don't know if I'm glad I read it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good!,
By Jay (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lovely Bones (Reader's Companion) (Paperback)
I thought this was one of the best books that I have ever read! I really enjoyed this book because it was so different. I never put this book down. I would read it again and again. This book is amazing and touching.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Broken but lovely (bones),
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This review is from: The Lovely Bones (Reader's Companion) (Paperback)
This novel opened with a murder being committed... with the murderer getting away with the crime. But it's just the beginning to a long (8 yrs.) healing process for a girl named Susie (whose bones have been literally broken), her family (who suffered from broken familial ties after her death) & some friends/relatives/neighbors (who are involved with the Salmon family & affected by their sufferings). Like bones, they are all connected with one another, with Susie serving as 'joints' to hold them together. Like limbs, each character moves independently, only to realize later on that his/her actions is part of a bigger body. Like a disease, grief rots the bones & destroys its connectivity. But like blood, love washes over them, brings hope & heals. Susie, Lindsey, Buck, Jack, Abbie --- broken in their own way --- healed by time & love for one another --- lovely.
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