A review by scottyreadsstuff
The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold

dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This might've been a 5-star read if the author didn't include a couple of scenes that made me wonder how they were relevant to anything.

Edit: I just finished watching the movie adaptation of The Lovely Bones, and this is one of the few times where I can firmly state that the movie was better than the book! It's not perfect, but if anyone was vaguely interested in reading this novel, I'd point them to the movie instead.
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