Alice Sebold and Alyssa Bresnahan - The Lovely Bones: A Novel Review

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Unique and entertaining - great light reading for traveling, etc

avid reader, read for fun, a fan of clever plots, a woman

Pros

original, captivating, great storyteller

Cons

not much depth

DEC

2007

I read this book as a space-filler while I was travelling and was glad for the diversion, but was left slightly unsatisfied when the story came to a close. It has an interesting premise, and is definitely gripping - I had a hard time putting it down - however, it lacks a certain level of complexity that I have come to expect from my reading material (being fresh out of undergraduate). The story takes on a somewhat voyeuristic tone as the narrator observes life on earth from her personal heaven, but it makes for some interesting stories, and makes me think twice about doing something I wouldn't want my late grandmother to see. I definitely recommend this book as some light reading to fill a rainy afternoon, but if you're looking for something more in the realm of "literature", then keep looking.

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Key Information	Authors Alice Sebold Fiction Genre Literary Criticism Fiction Subgenre • • • • • •
Book Editions	Book Editions Paperback36December 28, 2005Bookclub-In-A-Box11.75"(h) x 9"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.5 lbs.9780973398489
Professional Reviews	Professional Reviews <b><i>New York Review of Books</i>:</b> "I asked myself, as I read THE LOVELY BONES, what could be the point of having the...