This is the latest book I'm reading. It's called 'The Lovely Bones' by Alice Sebold. It's seriously one of the best books I have ever read...and I've read a lot...
The novel begins in horror, the rape and murder of Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl, at the hands of a neighbor who is a serial killer, although no one in the neighbourhood knows it. Susie herself narrates the story, from her perch in a personalized version of heaven; it looks like the high school she used to dream of attending, and all the textbooks are fashion magazines. She has a friendly roommate, an "intake counselor" (a former social worker whose reward is to finally be appreciated for it), lots of dogs to play with and a gazebo from which she can watch her family, friends and murderer go on with their lives. Susie narrates life on earth as it continues without her, and through the novel you see her sister grow up, her parents grow apart, and her murderer live on...
This book was so amazing...I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read. It's not really all that suspenseful because you know immediatly who killed her, but I supposed it's more about the chase, and about finding him and about how deeply parents love their children.
I own it for anyone who would like to borrow it!
The novel begins in horror, the rape and murder of Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl, at the hands of a neighbor who is a serial killer, although no one in the neighbourhood knows it. Susie herself narrates the story, from her perch in a personalized version of heaven; it looks like the high school she used to dream of attending, and all the textbooks are fashion magazines. She has a friendly roommate, an "intake counselor" (a former social worker whose reward is to finally be appreciated for it), lots of dogs to play with and a gazebo from which she can watch her family, friends and murderer go on with their lives. Susie narrates life on earth as it continues without her, and through the novel you see her sister grow up, her parents grow apart, and her murderer live on...
This book was so amazing...I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read. It's not really all that suspenseful because you know immediatly who killed her, but I supposed it's more about the chase, and about finding him and about how deeply parents love their children.
I own it for anyone who would like to borrow it!
3 comments:
i used to work at save on and that book was in the rack by the check outs...and it would stare me in the face aaaallll day, and i would always think, "i wonder if that's a good book?"...
just thought i'd tell you that :)
haha, nadine! let me borrow it when your done.... maybe
IT'S GREAT!
Katie, you can borrow mine if you want...Amy's reading it right now though
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