Title: Disappointing
Product review: When I saw an interview with author Alice Sebold on the Today show about a month ago, I felt compelled to read this book. I liked the author and found a familiarity in her personality, as if she could be one of my friends. Unfortunately, I thought the book was extremely depressing and did not look forward to my nightly sessions of reading after a long day at the office. It starts with the detailed description of the rape and murder of a sweet 14 year old girl. When the book started out this way I thought it would get better but it continued on a depressing path describing her family's dissolution, her friends' wierd adolescent life ramblings and later, the supernatural invasion of their bodies. The best part of the book was the ending, where the subject (the murdered girl) addresses what the afterlife is like. That part was very descriptive and strangely uplifting after an arduous read. It was disappointing overall and I probably won't pick up another Alice Sebold novel.
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