Book Summary: The Lovely Bones
OPENING STEATEMENT I read the book the lovely bones. turns the idea of death and murder upside down. Lovely bones is a serious and compelling read that touches the heart. What touches us is the way the author keeps us fascinated with the murder, the family, and the life of a 14 year old girl, Suzie salmon, after her death.
NARRATOR The book is written in the perspective of Suzie herself as she watches her family from her heaven. Even years after her murder, Suzie watches these people, wishing to guide them, to touch them. But she can’t. She can hear them, see them and know what their thinking but she can’t contact them. She watches as their lives drastically change. She watches her family go through hard times and pain without being able …show more content…
Yet her pain s obviously deep and her burden grow as her similarities to Suzie, make people see only the bloody body of her sister. Worse still her mother has shut her, as well as the rest of the family out, directly lies to her, and then leaves. She become the crutch for her brother to lean on, and tries to help her father regain his will to live, but cannot do so. Although Lindsey is strong throughout the book lives the life Suzie never had and it continuously binds her to her dead sister. She tries to help her father prove who they believe is the killer by breaking into his house and finding plans for the underground room he had killed Suzie in. Although Lindsey has many talents, which Suzie was always jealous of, after the death she I known as the sister of the dead girl and tried hard to break free of the past to become herself again , whilst still keeping the memory of her sister alive...."your the other salmon girl right?". Said the neighbor in the book, Leaving some dramatic irony because we know, he is the …show more content…
"The book lovely bones comes across almost like a narrated photo album the description the author lays out, presents itself as carefully selected photos."
Almost like a narrated photo album the description the author lays out, presents itself as carefully selected photos. The word used in her writing makes the book a very describitive read it makes it good for someone looking for an easier read, while understanding the meaning of the book as well. But the novel is appropriate for an audience who can understand the complexity of the feelings, her style of writing creates. The creative and descriptive writing contributes to the overall mood of the novel and the dark content plays a part in the tone, as well as the rough times, and trials Suzie’s family goes trough.
AUTHOR Seabold is well known for her novel lucky, which addresses the topic of rape as shown in lovely bones. "This novel as well as Seabold’s other novel lucky, shines a light on the personal struggles Seabold faced after herself being beaten and brutally raped during her first year at university." It addresses real life horrors and issues concerning death, murder, suspicion and rape. She made such a real and believable character because of her experience, there was no need to create a mindset of a rape victim, because she already knew the feelings that occur from being a
NARRATOR The book is written in the perspective of Suzie herself as she watches her family from her heaven. Even years after her murder, Suzie watches these people, wishing to guide them, to touch them. But she can’t. She can hear them, see them and know what their thinking but she can’t contact them. She watches as their lives drastically change. She watches her family go through hard times and pain without being able …show more content…
Yet her pain s obviously deep and her burden grow as her similarities to Suzie, make people see only the bloody body of her sister. Worse still her mother has shut her, as well as the rest of the family out, directly lies to her, and then leaves. She become the crutch for her brother to lean on, and tries to help her father regain his will to live, but cannot do so. Although Lindsey is strong throughout the book lives the life Suzie never had and it continuously binds her to her dead sister. She tries to help her father prove who they believe is the killer by breaking into his house and finding plans for the underground room he had killed Suzie in. Although Lindsey has many talents, which Suzie was always jealous of, after the death she I known as the sister of the dead girl and tried hard to break free of the past to become herself again , whilst still keeping the memory of her sister alive...."your the other salmon girl right?". Said the neighbor in the book, Leaving some dramatic irony because we know, he is the …show more content…
"The book lovely bones comes across almost like a narrated photo album the description the author lays out, presents itself as carefully selected photos."
Almost like a narrated photo album the description the author lays out, presents itself as carefully selected photos. The word used in her writing makes the book a very describitive read it makes it good for someone looking for an easier read, while understanding the meaning of the book as well. But the novel is appropriate for an audience who can understand the complexity of the feelings, her style of writing creates. The creative and descriptive writing contributes to the overall mood of the novel and the dark content plays a part in the tone, as well as the rough times, and trials Suzie’s family goes trough.
AUTHOR Seabold is well known for her novel lucky, which addresses the topic of rape as shown in lovely bones. "This novel as well as Seabold’s other novel lucky, shines a light on the personal struggles Seabold faced after herself being beaten and brutally raped during her first year at university." It addresses real life horrors and issues concerning death, murder, suspicion and rape. She made such a real and believable character because of her experience, there was no need to create a mindset of a rape victim, because she already knew the feelings that occur from being a