Title: A Gripping and Poignant Book
Product review: I approached this book unsure if an author could pull off writing an entire novel from the perspective of a murder victim. Alice Sebold accomplished this and more. The Lovely Bones is a gripping and poignant book. Although it is somewhat sentimental, after all the narrator, Susie Salmon is 14-years-old. I felt the sentimentality was a necessary part of Susie's voice and revealed her character. Author, Alice Sebold, avoided gratituous gorey detail to lure readers into the book and, relied instead on a solid, well-told story. I had a difficult time putting The Lovely Bones down, and after I finished it, the story (or was that Susie?) haunted me for days.
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