Over my winter break, I read The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I wasn't used to her writing style (sort of fast paced, very hard to describe), which made the first 100 pages less enjoyable. I eventually learned to like this style of writing even though it was different and I flew through the book.
The story was just incredible: Susie Salmon was killed when she was 14 and she tells the story from her version of Heaven. From her Heaven, she can see her parents, her brother, her sister, her friends, and even her murderer. She learns that she can communicate with them and helps her father solve the mystery of her murder. At times, I was so sad for her family that I had to stop reading and find something else to do to cheer me up! This is probably why I haven't seen the movie yet...
The book was made into a movie (directed by Peter Jackson) and was released on January 15, 2010. Now, I am a very sensitive person and I think that the movie may be even more difficult for me than the book, but I truly want to see it, so I need to stop delaying!
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I read The Lovely Bones awhile back and I know where you're coming from. I wasn't to thrilled about the ending of the book, but I felt sorry for her family, especially the father. I haven't seen the movie yet either, but unfortunately I've heard a lot of negative things about it. :-(...we could still go together sometime and see it. Another good book by Alice Sebold is Lucky,but just like The Lovely Bones, it's very sad. I think that is her writing style..hehe..I also have one of her books at my house you are more than welcome to borrow, but I forget the title at the moment..it was a garage sale buy. I really like the author Jodi Picoult, so try her too!
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