The Blurb:My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when i was murdered on December 6, 1973. My murderer was a man form our own neighborhood. My mother likes his border flowers, and my father talked to him one about fertilizer.
This is Susie Salmon speaking from heaven- which looks alot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing sets, counsellors to help newcomers adjust, and friends to room with. Everything Susie wants appears as soon as she thinks of it- except the one thing she wants most: to be back with the people she loved on earth.
Watching from her place in heaven, Susie sees her happy, suburban family devastated by her death, isolated even from one another as they each try to cope with their terrible loss alone. Over the years, her friends and siblings grow up, fall in love, do all the things she never had the chance to do herself.
But life is not quite finished with Susie yet...
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After seeing the preview for the film Lovely Bones in the cinema I instantly wanted to read the book as i thought the story seemed quite good. I got home and told my mum that I wanted to read the book and as a child she had read it herself and she really liked it, also quite a few of my friends thought that this book was amazing. So once i finally borrowed it off someone i was really excited to read it, the first few pages got me gripped but for some reason i began not to enjoy it.
Why? I dont know, it in my opnion was a brilliantly written book with a great story line but it bored me, so i dont really know why im reviewing this book, if you read any other reviews on this book they will probably say something like i found this book amazing, so dont let this review put you off, I say you should read it and basically ignore my opnions on the book.
I give this book at 5/10
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