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Jun 06, 2010
Rowan MacBean
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On the whole, I quite liked The Lovely Bones. Alice Sebold's writing style is pretty simple and straightforward, which appeals to me. Sometimes I just want to be told a story without having to think about it for a week after I'm done to decipher all the meanings. That's not to say that I don't enjoy doing that sometimes, too, and you certainly can do that with this book since it's such a powerful story. It's just that you don't have to if you don't want to.
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Haunting--wasn't exactly what I expected and at the same time, not terribly surprising. Overall, an enjoyable read. I'm not a terribly fast reader, but finished this in just under 2 days, working a 12-hr shift in between.
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Jan 01, 2010
Bellatuscana Bellatuscana
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Loved it! I loved the Ray! The other book she did afterwards seems too violent for anyone though. It's not the same book.
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Scary and eerie but still really good! The murderer still gives me the heebie jeebies just thinking about him!
Beautifully brilliant!
