Has anyone read The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.....I keep going back and forth in my mind wether or not i actually enjoyed this book or was just Intrigued by the storyline. As i was reading i kept finding myself being disappointed with the authors word choice in certain sections and the ending left something to be disired. If you have read this book what was your impression of it?
I loved it! Absolutely loved it! Thought it was a beautiful concept. Although I have spoken to many people that thought the book was horrible and couldn't get through the first part of it all.
I think my impression was clouded by my own skepticism about the concept of "heaven"...the whole idea seemed a bit too simple for me. Im usually open-minded, but on this one occasion i just couldnt get that little voice out of my head which said "dying then going to heaven makes absolutely no sense. Why the hell would this be happening?"..etc. Maybe i should try reading again...it was a quite a while ago. Xx
I really enjoyed it, but the end was a little weird for my taste... And it just doesn't make sense to me that she would not care about letting people know where her body was. Other than that, sad but great. ~Nova
I am just reading this book now... so far I find the concept very interesting but I do agree, some of the word choice is rather intersting. Would like to talk to the author to find out why she used certain words/phrases.
I loved it... it was such a touching book. The details were eerily wonderful, and it makes for a good conversation starter with others who have read it (discussing opinions, interpretations, etc.).
I read it halfway and then stopped, for some odd reason. While I was reading it I found the concept amazing. The author's version of Heaven was really interesting. Maybe I'll pick it up and finish it one of these days..
I read it a few years ago, and then read it again recently. For some reason I began thinking about it and the concept would dislodge from my brain, so I had to re-read it. Not a challenging book, at all, but it's definitely worth the reading time.
I liked this book not because of the concept of the afterlife, but just witnessing how her family and friends were after she died. My best friend was killed when I was a teenager, and I often wondered if we all were wasting time pining away when there was nothing we could do to bring her back. The book was eery but interesting.
