
The Lovely Bones
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Narrated by:
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Alice Sebold
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By:
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Alice Sebold
In the sweet, untroubled voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death and her own adjustment to the strange new place where she finds herself. It looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing sets.
With love, longing, and a growing understanding, Susie watches her family as they cope with their grief: her father embarks on a search for the killer, her sister undertakes a feat of amazing daring, her little brother builds a fort in her honor, and they begin the difficult process of healing.
This story of seemingly unbearable tragedy is transformed into a suspenseful and touching narrative about family, memory, love, heaven, and living.
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Critic reviews
"A keenly observed portrait of familial love...a deeply affecting meditation on the ways in which terrible pain...can be redeemed." ( The New York Times)
"A personal and artistic triumph." ( Time)
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The author's reading is toneless and flat though.
Good story, a little toneless
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Enjoyed this book.
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What did you love best about The Lovely Bones?
This book reminds me of the stories where we hear of horrible acts taking place with multiple by-standanders and no one taking action to stop the horror in front of their eyes.You don't get closure from this story, you get more reality, and possibly a message of how it should be reather than how it is.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
The plot was consistantly changing and kept me interested the whole time. You ware watching the lives of all of the individuals that were in some way connected to the girl in this story. It all comes back to her. It has a strange connection to "It's A Wonderful Life" in that way. An opportunity to know what the world would be like if it had to continue without you.Have you listened to any of Alice Sebold’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No this was the first.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The heart of your family, no matter which memeber of the family fills that role, is the one who can be counted on to take in the truth, all of your pain, and help everyone else to heal.Any additional comments?
I will be looking for more from both this author and this reader.Call to action!
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If you could sum up The Lovely Bones in three words, what would they be?
Somber, timeless, and elegant.What did you like best about this story?
The Lovely Bones ushers us into a world of loss, alienation, love, hope, and vigilance. Told from both sides of the grave, it is an unusual fictional experience.Any additional comments?
The author has been criticized for reading her story instead of having it "professionally" read. I found the author's reading to be somber, elegant, and perfect for the story..Author's reading has just right tempo
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it changes you
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An emotional roller coaster
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Gripping, heart wrenching, could not put it down
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1/10 narration
Story is great, maybe you should just read it.
Story makes up for the monotone reading
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Amazing Book & Amazing Reading!
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I ached for things to happen that never did and I really wanted to know more about the other victims.
I wanted to know what happened to Ruth at the end I just wanted.
a little disappointed
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