--- product_id: 56299579 title: "The Lovely Bones: the inspiration for the blockbuster film starring Saoirse Ronan" brand: "alice seboldkaren thompson walker" price: "19220CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/56299579-the-lovely-bones-the-inspiration-for-the-blockbuster-film-starring store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # The Lovely Bones: the inspiration for the blockbuster film starring Saoirse Ronan **Brand:** alice seboldkaren thompson walker **Price:** 19220CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Lovely Bones: the inspiration for the blockbuster film starring Saoirse Ronan by alice seboldkaren thompson walker - **How much does it cost?** 19220CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/56299579-the-lovely-bones-the-inspiration-for-the-blockbuster-film-starring) ## Best For - alice seboldkaren thompson walker enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted alice seboldkaren thompson walker brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Lovely Bones: the inspiration for the blockbuster film starring Saoirse Ronan (Picador Classic) ## Images ![The Lovely Bones: the inspiration for the blockbuster film starring Saoirse Ronan - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91LWMV8bcLL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Hardly put it down. *by M***I on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 October 2013* After opening this book on a Friday evening, I could barely put it down. I found the story compelling and interesting and finished it quickly, only putting it down to attend to errands on my weekend. It was finished in about 2 days. I loved the concept and the way in which such a story was presented.This book has changed the way I consider "Heaven" and will probably stay with me forever because of that... I may not believe in it in the same way, but it did make me think a lot. Having read some reviews before reading I agree: The book does lose pace towards the end, but I think it's natural with how the story progressed and certainly wouldn't want it to have been different really. I found the story realistic and easy to imagine.. which left me feeling that good type of melancholy where you're sad and pensive but appreciative of the way in which the book makes you consider life.So others may find flaws in the story telling from the young Susie Salmon, or the supernatural elements (spoiler alert: I found when Susie "possesses" Ruth I was dragged out of the story a little. Until that point I found it could literally be a real story of a poor girls family as she watches them and that made it more universal and sad for me... But I've grown to accept that part of the storyline as time goes on after reading it) but I thoroughly enjoyed this book.Highly recommend it, and have been told by friends the book is superior to the film... So if you had previously watched and wanted a read, do it :) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars The Inner Workings of A Murderer. *by B***X on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2011* '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 from our neighborhood. My mother liked his border flowers, and my father talked to him once about fertilizer.'Every once in a while a story comes along and hooks you right from the first page. I'm one of those people that is constantly searching for that book. With The Lovely Bones, I thought I'd found it.The greatest thing about this book is that, my God does it make you think. The opening chapters are gruesome, thought-provoking and frankly chilled me so much I started looking at fields in a completely different way searching for little booby traps and doors hidden in there! I'm not mad. Honestly. This will happen to you too.I really enjoyed The Lovely Bones predominantly for "The Chase". For those of you unfamiliar with Sebold's Lovely Bones, we are dealing with Susie Salmon, a young girl murdered by her neighbour. We watch the murder. We watch the cover-ups. We watch her family and then we follow her family and her murderers journey desperately hoping that they will figure it all out. I loved the chase and was rooting for her dad especially to chop him into tiny little pieces!What's a bit more unusual about this book is that it's actually told from Susie's perspective, and not just before and during the murder but also after it takes place from what we know as "Susie's Heaven". The portrayal of Heaven being unique to everyone was interesting. I'm not a religious person but I'd like to think that this might be pretty good if it were true. What was also particularly striking to me was the relationship between people's mental state whilst they're alive and their Heaven afterwards. To give you a small non-spoilery example, there's an old lady in the book who appears unstable and says a young girls name all the time. Sebold links this to her Heaven and how this name relates to a person in her Heaven when she will die. Honestly, it takes a while to get your head around and I think it's 50/50 as to whether you're going to like the concept.I enjoyed reading about a murderer most of it. Not the graphic portrayal of the murder, although that was very well done, but moreover the inner workings of the murderer and how he thinks or what might have led him to do what he did.The only issue I have with it has to be the ending. For such a serious book, the ending just seemed so silly to me and unrealistic in this kind of book. Perhaps it works for some people though.This novel made me tick. I was thinking all the time, making links and imaginings all the way through. That's what I personally value in a good book. A gripping first few chapters too was just the cherry on the top. I recommend you give this a read. You might hate it, I can see it wouldn't be for everyone, but it's worth the risk! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A bargain. *by J***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2024* Very good.price, delivery as expected. 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