You just convinced me to read this book. I'll grab it at the library next time I see it.

I haven't read the book but my wife has been crying constantly while reading it . . .

I had a couple of different perceptions about the book from yours. First, I did not get the sense that Mr. Harvey was a family friend, only a neighbor and an acquaintance. Second, Susie had not yet gone to the high school, she had only looked forward to it, in the next year possibly? Just my thoughts on it. A great book, that I'd heartily recommend.

I loved the book.

Compelling and yet so gentle and lovingly told.
You WANT to feel Susie's family's thoughts as she she does.

It makes you wonder... and as I sat at 3.00 am this morning in the half light reading this book because I was so attached to the characters in it, I realised that it had affected how I feel about life & death just ...a...tiny...bit.

At a time of personal crisis, it seemed the wrong book to read, but it wasn't.

Read it.

this book was touching i loved the part when susies little sister is shaving for the first time and her dad helps her.
despite him thinking she is still to younge he gets her a new blade and tells her how to do it. then they get on the subject of susie. I can't get over how someone could ever do something like that. I like how in heaven she meets the girl that mr. harvey had raped and killed in the past. this book was a real page turner and i recommend it for anyone who loves suspenceful stories.

in the eight grade last year when my teacher recommended that i read this book my mom thaught that i couldnt because it seemed to advanced for my 14 year old yet i read it any way and un der stood every thing.this book made me very sad at times and excited almost extatic. the character that i relate to in this book is Suisie like when her sister has sex for the first time it was weird to but i felt like i was feeling what susie felt. im a rambler so let stop and just say read this book its damn scrumptious.

I loved this review. I have also had a problem trying to get people to read this and get past the rape. This book seemed more about life than death. I am amazed at home much I truly loved it!

i reaally liked this book the way the author did it
i've never really read a book like lovely bones . i also like susies character the by the way it was sad. i think the should make a movie about it

sebold is a solid writer. have you seen that film, "Lost in Translation?" It's great. Go see it, or rent it when it comes out. Seriously. Great film.

A touching and strangley disturbing novel that I will never forget. Sebold's delicate and seemingly effortless construction of language created a feeling that I was being touched by a special gift and being granted an insight into death. Truely amazing, as it seems nearly everyone agrees.

I was raped. Ever scence, I've tried to gain control through either me playing the pity card or abusing some one else. I find that its human nature to take control where you feel powerless. I dont like to read, i find it teadious. My lovely bones is the only book that thats inspired me to attend to the essence of that is my very being. It's inspiration fills that hole inside of me. i will fill that god shaped hole with living beings, and i dont mean body parts:) but with compassion ...

In reply to Lauren:

I think the author of Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold, would be pleased to know that her book has been inspiration to you. Have you read, 'Lucky' by the author? I think it might be of some interest to you.

My friends always tell me that i read sad depressing books and its true but even though the lovely bones was sad it was extremely uplifting. when i read it i was going thorugh the chance of someone close to me dying and it helped me throught it. This is by far the best book of the year! i got pulled into susies life and i felt like i knew her and lindsey. i felt close to susies father and felt the pain he felt. George harvey? he was in the back of my mind the whole time. READ IT!

I've simultaneously enjoyed and hated this book as old wounds reopened like my father died in April 1969 and he did not get to see man walking on the moon. Alice you've made me feel he just might have been able to do that all the same. Thank you. I felt the Lindsey-alone-in-the-house episode had Mary Higgins Clark overtones and could have been done away with.
Take care and write many more booke.
Nicole.

I've just finished this book and I loved it and I wondered if you knew a way to email Alice Sebold? It's for a school project. I recommend this book to anyone! It's EXCELLENT!!

I'm currently @ uni studying drama and we're working on a stage adaptation of the novel, but like many pieces of literature that are made into theatre/film, there is a danger that the beauty of the authors writing is lost, we're hoping to lift the words off the page in a way that sebold herself would appreciate.

i'm looking for http://steelbuildings.angelcities.com

i'm 14 and had to read this book for school. i loved it! i cried and wasn't able to put the book down! as scary as it is, i had a lot in common with "susie" and was able to almost put myself in the book. I recently found out that director peter jackson is turning "the lovely bones" into a movie, so i'm excited about that. (the movie wont come out until 2007) i would love to audition for the role of susie!! i'll keep my fingers crossed!!

i really liked this book. i'm only 14 but so is susie in the beginning of this book. i can't desctibe how i felt while i was reading it. it made me feel happy that mayb heaven is really like that. i think that anyone with a heart and anyone who hasn't experienced tragety should read this book, it has a lot of lesons in it. i love how it focases on how this could really happen.

i definatley reconmend this book!

i can't wait until the movie.

I felt the same as you did about the book. As odd as it sounds, it was both horrible and uplifting at the same time. And very hard to define to others why they should read it. It is definitely an all time favorite of mine.

i enjoyed this book tremendously. i was very quickly absorbed by the characters. while most the members of my book club were angry with abigail (the mother), i wasn't. my heart broke for this mother because i think she felt guilty over not really wanting children. like losing susie was the price she had to pay for being selfish. i was glad she found her way back to them. i also enjoyed the way sebold had susie discover her mother as a person and not just her "mom".