tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324184763890960825.post5850151851258166795..comments2024-03-28T12:29:32.407-05:00Comments on A Book A Week: The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldEthanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307441586606636465noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324184763890960825.post-17141465623841538832015-09-05T10:29:54.798-05:002015-09-05T10:29:54.798-05:00I didn't know that about Sebold. That explains...I didn't know that about Sebold. That explains the graphic details. It seems the characters in all of the books I'm reviewing this month are dealing with death in some way. I've got an unplanned theme going!Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307441586606636465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7324184763890960825.post-50582530807474122162015-09-04T19:53:27.710-05:002015-09-04T19:53:27.710-05:00I loved reading this one, and glad you could as we...I loved reading this one, and glad you could as well. It really did show how grief can shatter a family, and I loved the way Sebold didn't just focus on the family and main characters, but also the secondary ones so that we could understand the way it touched them too. I found the romance a bit annoying and well, the spiritual thing you mentioned was really out of place - but oh well. I later learned that Alice Sebold herself was raped in her lifetime... which is probably by she included this as part of Susie's story too. Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.com