What readers think of The Lovely Bones, plus links to write your own review.

Fabulous. Although the beginning is shocking, and often disturbing, you have to relate to the horror that Susie experiences. The rest of the book is upbeat and from Susie's version from heaven, not terribly depressing as in the first chapter. She describes her life, family, and friends down to every detail. It is bothersome that things are left "unresolved", but isn't that reality? It kept me interested throughout the whole book, and hoping the killer would soon be caught.

The book is thought provoking and painful at times to read. The character development and the pain the family members feel after Susie's death is real. I did not want the book to end.

I found Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones to be a wonderfully written first novel. Sebold holds your attention throughout the book and doesn't loose touch with the main characters voice. Sebold's use of poetic wording and prose makes this a eloquently written piece, one that I highly recommend. If you enjoyed this book I would like to recommend that you read Lucky also by Alice Sebold. It is an autobiographical acount of her rape as a freshman at Syracuse University. I would rate it a 5 as well just because it is so well written. Sebold proves herself as an amazing talent with both books and I look forward to her next novel.

i loved this book and would recommend it to anyone who wants a heartbreaking and wonderful story that will stay with you months after.

This was an outstanding book - I laughed and I cried and I would highly recommend this book to anybody who likes to read.

Iam In Highschool and not a very avid reader, but I LOVE THIS BOOK. My mom always trys to get me to read books she reads but usually i am to busy with cheerleading or school or something else, so i knew that we would soon be having a book project in school so i decieded to get ahead start on reading it since they never give us much time anyways. As soon as i read the 1st page i was hooked, i couldn't put down! So when it came time to read in school i was so excited to go to 2nd hour and read on!

The Lovely Bones was a truely remarkable book. I needed a book to read for a school "outside reading" project and this looked like the one for me... During this book I Laughed.. I cried.. and I grieved along with the family. I recommend that everyone pick up this book and read it!

I read this book in one sitting. I enjoyed getting to know Susie and her family. The part that most affected me was when Susie's father tries to explain to Buckley that his sister is gone by using Monopoly
pieces. It broke my heart when Buckley placed his hand over the foot to show that he understood she
would always be gone.