“I read The Lovely Bones first, and I am glad that I read them in that order, as Lucky totally expains Sebold's reasons for writing The Lovely Bones. The other way around would have been odd, I think.”
mrsn wrote this review Sunday, July 8 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“One of my all-time favorite books. It was horrifying in parts, but it was enthralling. Especialy for any young woman headed to college, while scary, it is a must-read.”
ldgillespie wrote this review Tuesday, June 19 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Unabridged. Read by the author. A very good, heart rendering account of the author's rape, assault and her life afterwards.”
SalDragski wrote this review Thursday, June 21 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book had me hooked from page 1. I really don't know what I thought was so great about it, but it captivated me. ”
cowgirl-up wrote this review Tuesday, June 12 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Alice Sebold's brutal experience with rape and it's aftermath. Difficult to read.”
quietsolitude wrote this review Tuesday, May 29 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Hmmmm.....not so much.
Why were my friends recommeding it? Was it the subject matter? Yeah. It could have been better written then.
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“One of my favorite memoirs of all time. Her story is so haunting and it really stays with you for a long time after finishing it.”
neverbeenbefore wrote this review Sunday, May 20 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb. From what everybody was saying about this, you'd think that it would have been good. Instead, it was just dumb. The best thing about this book was that I learned what a sinkhole was. ”
Baglady wrote this review Wednesday, March 21 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No