On the last day of school this year, a student left a torn, worn copy of The Lovely Bones novel in my classroom. I asked her if she wanted it, she said, "Nope. It's trash; I read it already." Trash? I don't think so! It's my summer read! I took it home and thought I wouldn't enjoy it because she sort of told me it was about a girl who dies and narrates the story from heaven. While it's not my type of fiction, (I prefer realistic fiction), I thought I'd give it a shot (mainly because it was free!)
You know what? I loved it! Riveting is the word I would use. The author does a great job of creating what is seemingly a narrative, but due to the narrator's position in heaven and consequential ability to be everywhere unseen, it reads as omniscient point of view. Wonderfully handled, I think.
What do you think? Have you read it? If not, give it a try and come back and post your thoughts.
(It's also a movie, but I refuse to watch the film until I've read the book - so let's only discuss the book here...and discuss the movie in a different post.)
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