Can you imagine dying? Can you imagine
just being gone one day and never being able to go back, see the people you love
and talk to your friends. But, what will happen to those people left behind?
Will you be able to guide them from whatever afterlife you encounter? That is
the subject of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones.
In the year 1973, 14-year-old Susie Salmon takes her usual shortcut home from
her school through a cornfield, but what she doesn’t count on is what happens
to her on what seems a normal day.
Suzie is lured into the den of her
neighbor George Harvey. Harvey, a 36-year-old single man who lives alone and
builds doll houses for a living, rapes and murders her with a knife when he
gets her inside. He puts her remains in a safe and dumps it in a sinkhole. Suzie
is just thought to be missing, until Susie's elbow is found by the neighbor's
dog. Her family is heartbroken and continues to struggle with her death through
the book.
The police talk to Harvey, finding him
strange but seeing no reason to suspect him. Later, Len Fenerman, the detective
assigned to the case, tells the Salmons that the police have exhausted all
leads and are dropping the investigation. Meanwhile, Jack is horribly beaten by
a baseball bat by Suzie’s best friend’s boyfriend (confusing, huh?) when he
finds jack in a cornfield. Things keep getting worse.
It’s not long after, Suzie’s father
sneaks into Harvey’s house and finds some suspicious things. But, Harvey always
has an explanation and gets off free, and then leaves town. What, the killer
goes free?!? No, this is not the end, there will be more and maybe justice.
This book has some interesting turns and unexpected twists that will keep you
reading until the end. Not, a book person? Ok, then watch the trailer of the
2010 movie.There are a few differences, but don't all movies have them?
RED’S ALL STAR REVIEW: out
of 5 stars. A horrifyingly brilliant story about life after death and the
strength that can come with tragedy. Love it, and the movie isn’t bad either.
MASS APPEAL: Girls would probably like this book more, but it’s a
great book and a good movie that I recommend.
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