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A review by allyjshand
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
“These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence: the connections - sometimes tenuous, sometimes made at great cost, but often magnificent -that happened after I was gone.“
Having been on my TBR pile for a good while, I was eager to finally read The Lovely Bones. I haven’t seen the film so I went in completely blind and I was immediately struck by the narrative. Bring told from the omnipresent perspective of a deceased, it was completely unlike anything I’d ever read before. The quality of writing isn’t amazing, although good, and I can understand why this book is polarising. But, for me, I was drawn into the characters and their raw emotions. This book is heartbreaking, but I found it to reach a satisfying end.
Having been on my TBR pile for a good while, I was eager to finally read The Lovely Bones. I haven’t seen the film so I went in completely blind and I was immediately struck by the narrative. Bring told from the omnipresent perspective of a deceased, it was completely unlike anything I’d ever read before. The quality of writing isn’t amazing, although good, and I can understand why this book is polarising. But, for me, I was drawn into the characters and their raw emotions. This book is heartbreaking, but I found it to reach a satisfying end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity