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The Lovely Bones
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This is a fine novella which some enterprising editor persuaded Sebold to transform into a novel. And the novel is not a good one, featuring unbelievable twists and turns and a super creepy ending (but not super creepy in a good way) reminiscent of the movie "Ghost."
My advice: read the first third and stop. If I had done that, I might have given it four stars.
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This is a fine novella which some enterprising editor persuaded Sebold to transform into a novel. And the novel is not a good one, featuring unbelievable twists and turns and a super creepy ending (but not super creepy in a good way) reminiscent of the movie "Ghost."
My advice: read the first third and stop. If I had done that, I might have given it four stars.
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August 1, 2002
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May 28, 2007
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Jan 15, 2015 02:18AM
I felt the same way after reading this one Bill.
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I pretty much hated this book when I read it some 10+ years ago. Not my cup of tea, I guess.
Estott wrote: "depressing"Estott wrote: "depressing"
Especially the ending. What a horrible time for the mother to leave her family and go "find herself" when her family so desperately needed her.
I didn't care for it either.
I agree, the first third of the book is by far the best. I gave it 4 stars due to nostaglia; I was much younger when it came out and thus it appealed to my youth and lack of wisdom. I tried reading it again a few years ago, and literally couldn't even get to the halfway point. Ahh, the joy and bliss that comes from ignorant youth! :P (Side note: her other book, The Almost Moon, is significantly worse than this one. It was painful to get through.)
Rebbie wrote: "I agree, the first third of the book is by far the best. I gave it 4 stars due to nostaglia; I was much younger when it came out and thus it appealed to my youth and lack of wisdom. I tried reading..."Still...the childlike, heartbreakingly wistful vision of heaven from the beginning of the book stays with me...
read it. dont remember it. good review.
I feel that you had exceptions before you read this book. I feel as though you didn't understand it and did not get it. I do not think the movie ghost had nothing to do with this book. I do agree that the first few chapters had a lot going on but as any story when you first hear it you want to more about the bad vs the good of the story. I feel this is why people had hard time with the book they was expecting more then what the book gave.
