The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold

400 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery dark emotional sad medium-paced
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The Lovely Bones is the story of a family devastated by a gruesome murder -- a murder recounted by the teenage victim. Upsetting, you say? Remarkably, first-time novelist Alice Sebold takes this difficult material and delivers a compelling and acc...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 117,772 reviews

Moods

emotional: 79%

sad: 77%

dark: 74%

reflective: 43%

tense: 28%

mysterious: 26%

challenging: 21%

hopeful: 20%

inspiring: 9%

adventurous: 2%

funny: 1%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
35% of readers chose A mix
51% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

61% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

56% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

29% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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