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The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
This was definitely an interesting read. I picked it up as the first book from my TBR jar and it was one that my fiance was very excited for me to read - mostly because she thought it would make me cry like a baby.
It did not. And honestly, I think that disappointed me a little. For me, the book didn't pack enough of a punch and whilst that could be because it was a little too hyped up by those I spoke to about it, I just felt a little underwhelmed by it.
Following Susie's journey was emotional, particularly in the first few chapters. Sebold's style is certainly original and I really love the premise of the book. Certainly, I was hooked. Each time I picked the book up I would read and read until I had to stop.
The Lovely Bones is definitely an interesting read, as a crime and thriller fan it was an enjoyable experience to see things from the victim's perspective and to witness alongside her her imploding family.
The book was not perfect though, without giving away any massive spoilers for the few people who may not have read this I found that the book moved fairly slowly and then in the final few chapters everything started to happen. An incident occurs between Susie and Ruth that left me frustrated that this was only happening 60 pages from the end of the book, then Sebold's decision to have Susie go to Ray - her first kiss from days before she died - rather than her family and to make love rather than help her family get closure from finding her body was perhaps the most annoying part of this entire book.
Other than the killer never being caught and his other victims not being discovered. But then, I found this a chilling reminder that not every killer is caught. If you pay close attention to the book it seems as though Susie got her revenge anyway.
It is definitely worth reading, particularly if, like me, you're a fan of crime thrillers as The Lovely Bones does something entirely new to the genre. My only advice is not to have your hopes too high, take the book as it is, because for me my expectations tainted the experience of the book.
It did not. And honestly, I think that disappointed me a little. For me, the book didn't pack enough of a punch and whilst that could be because it was a little too hyped up by those I spoke to about it, I just felt a little underwhelmed by it.
Following Susie's journey was emotional, particularly in the first few chapters. Sebold's style is certainly original and I really love the premise of the book. Certainly, I was hooked. Each time I picked the book up I would read and read until I had to stop.
The Lovely Bones is definitely an interesting read, as a crime and thriller fan it was an enjoyable experience to see things from the victim's perspective and to witness alongside her her imploding family.
The book was not perfect though, without giving away any massive spoilers for the few people who may not have read this I found that the book moved fairly slowly and then in the final few chapters everything started to happen. An incident occurs between Susie and Ruth that left me frustrated that this was only happening 60 pages from the end of the book, then Sebold's decision to have Susie go to Ray - her first kiss from days before she died - rather than her family and to make love rather than help her family get closure from finding her body was perhaps the most annoying part of this entire book.
Other than the killer never being caught and his other victims not being discovered. But then, I found this a chilling reminder that not every killer is caught. If you pay close attention to the book it seems as though Susie got her revenge anyway.
It is definitely worth reading, particularly if, like me, you're a fan of crime thrillers as The Lovely Bones does something entirely new to the genre. My only advice is not to have your hopes too high, take the book as it is, because for me my expectations tainted the experience of the book.