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The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold

The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold. The Lovely Bones. When we first meet Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. As she looks down from this strange new place, she tells us, in the fresh and spirited voice of a fourteen-year-old girl, a tale that is both haunting and full of hope.

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The Lovely Bones By Alice Sebold

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  1. The Lovely BonesBy Alice Sebold

  2. The Lovely Bones When we first meet Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. As she looks down from this strange new place, she tells us, in the fresh and spirited voice of a fourteen-year-old girl, a tale that is both haunting and full of hope. In the weeks following her death, Susie watches life continuing without her – her school friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her family holding out hope that she’ll be found, her killer trying to cover his tracks. As months pass without leads, Susie sees her parents’ marriage being contorted by loss, her sister hardening herself in an effort to stay strong, and her little brother trying to grasp the meaning of the word gone. And she explores the place called heaven. It looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing sets. There are counselors to help newcomers adjust and friends to room with. Everything she ever wanted appears as soon as she thinks of it – except the thing she wants the most: to be back with the people she loved on Earth. With compassion, longing, and a growing understanding, Susie sees her loved ones pass through grief and begin to mend. Her father embarks on a risky quest to ensnare her killer. Her sister undertakes a feat of remarkable daring. And the boy Susie cared for moves on, only to find himself at the center of a miraculous event.

  3. The movie was better: • “Lindsey finds evidence” • More suspenseful • Hard to imagine in writing • Focus isn’t blurred by Susie’s thoughts

  4. The book was better: • “The aftermath” • The reader learns more about Mr. Harvey • More detailed description • Unique perspective from Susie

  5. Ok, so the book was actually better • Movie • Focused on the father • Left out important details/changed events • Sugar-coated the truth • Book • More detailed, stronger plot • Character development • Focused on the narrator watching Earth from “the inbetween”

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