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I just finished The Lovely Bones, and then I cried for an hour. Now my face is poofy.
The book is, of course, sad. However, it also has a beautiful image of heaven and a wonderful story of a family that ends up healed and whole after the death of their daughter. I was comforted by the way Susie could look down on her family and be near them, even make herself known to them a time or two. In the beginning, Susie spends time thinking of all the things she will never get to do, which of course was t ...more
The book is, of course, sad. However, it also has a beautiful image of heaven and a wonderful story of a family that ends up healed and whole after the death of their daughter. I was comforted by the way Susie could look down on her family and be near them, even make herself known to them a time or two. In the beginning, Susie spends time thinking of all the things she will never get to do, which of course was t ...more
This book is a wonderful tale of family and human frailty, heart-breaking and life-affirming all at the same time. I really enjoyed the depiction of heaven(s), as realistic as a fantasy can be and as far as possible from saccharine angels on clouds with harps.
The real skill in this book is how close to normal a serial killer is made to seem. Apart, you know, from when he's killing people. ...more
The real skill in this book is how close to normal a serial killer is made to seem. Apart, you know, from when he's killing people. ...more
Oh my goodness, what an amazing book! So heartbreaking in so many ways, but I'm so glad I read this book--even if I'm checking on my children a little more often and hugging them a little tighter.
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I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It was much different than I expected, but now I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.
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Mar 09, 2014
LadyDawn
marked it as to-read
