The Lovely Bones in Read by Theme

Mar 08, 2008 Gaijinmama rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

I liked it. The author is very talented and the premise was pretty original.
BUT...
The first chapter was horrendous to get through. As a mother (and I was pregnant with baby #2 when I read this...BAAAAAAAD choice!) I do not like reading about abuse of children. Also, it was hard to suspend my disbelief. Things wrapped up just a little too conveniently.

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Sep 02, 2009 Kayla rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed, own, favorites, books-i-have-reread, so-many-books-so-little-time, i-also-saw-the-movie, great-american-reads

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. First Lines: "My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973."

When I read this book the first time I loved it, but that was really all I could say about it. I don't know why, but I forgot most of everything after just a few weeks. Reading it for the second time, more scenes/characters stuck with me:

Susie's heaven: I love this. It's such a great idea to be able to create your own world and conjure whatever you want. The only thing that' ...more

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Jun 04, 2010 Kay Prime rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, juvenile-young-adult, fiction, terribly-bad-lit, fiction-crime-mystery-thriller

The premise behind the book is a very promising one. The first chapter or two draws the reader in with the promise of a fantastic story, even if the writing is a little less sophisticated than expected.

However, that promise soon gives way to the bitter reality of disappointment. The story ends up being surprisingly one- dimensional considering the almost omniscient presence of our narrator. The author suggests grand ideas- these hints for a great plot- but never cultivates any of them! And she h ...more

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