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Lisa (Harmonybites)
Start to the first chapter: My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. Susie has--and uses--the ultimate omniscient view as she tells us of both the afterlife and of watching her family and her murderer as they go on living without her.

Judging from reviews and my friends, many either love or hate this book. Being perverse I merely liked it. Some decry the writing as awful. One reviewer on GoodReads pointed out a doozy of a simile
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Tara
Dec 17, 2009 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
I read this book because I saw the preview for the movie and it gave me goosebumps. I liked it, but it wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. I was disappointed with the ending. ...more
Lillie
Apr 24, 2010 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: challenge-2014
I was enjoying the story until the scene near the end with Ray, Ruth & Susie at Hal's shop. It stopped me in my tracks. ...more
Candace Petersen Martineau
It wasn't what I expected, and, to be honest, I'm not sure what to think. ...more
Papermaker
Heart-breaking. Literally made me cry.
Kayla
Dec 04, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Ivy
Dec 22, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Julie
Jan 07, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
gazing_where
Jan 08, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Nora
Jan 14, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned
Melissa
Feb 10, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Bobbie
Mar 03, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Amy
Mar 15, 2010 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2010, fiction
 Leah
Apr 01, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Teaberry
Sep 28, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Mona Garg
Dec 09, 2010 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: modern, fiction
Sarah
Nov 19, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Tanya
Jan 03, 2012 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Linda Bridges
Jan 09, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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