Title: More hype than substance
Product review: I'd read so many high-octane reviews of Lovely Bones that I began it with great hope and anticipation. Unfortunately, I ended it with a whimper. The engaging premise was ripe fruit left to die on the vine. The book moved slowly and I never felt a great deal of empathy for the characters, except perhaps the father. There was too much nuance; too much literary stylishness; too little that touched my heart or challenged my mind. And I was really turned off by the body-borrowing that went on late in the book. Not exactly sorry I read it, but ....hmmmm... well, maybe I am.
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