The Lovely Bones is a great story written by Alice Sebold. It is fictional and has an interesting plot that makes you want to keep reading. In my opinion, this book is a great read for teenagers and will make the reader not want to put it down. This book is about Susie Salmon who is a teenage girl who lived a normal life but dies suddenly. She was walking home when her neighbor, Mr. Harvey, talks her into going into a hidden shelter. He then kills her, and she tells the rest of her story from heaven. Susie’s elbow is found near the spot where she was killed and her family assumes the worst. More evidence is found such as Susie’s school notes and a love letter written to her, which leads to the fact that Susie is dead. While she is in her heaven, she is able to watch over everyone and follow her murderer to see what he is doing. Mr. Harvey hides her body, and her family is not taking the news well. Susie tries to tell her father that Mr. Harvey is her murderer, and more people start to question Mr. Harvey. Throughout this whole process, Susie’s family is getting further from each other, and they are getting older. Mr. Harvey comes back to the neighborhood after many years of being nowhere to be found. He never gets punished for his crimes but instead dies at the end of the story. The Lovely Bones has many elements to it that make my opinion of the book very good. The characters in this story make it realistic and lets the reader connect with the story. Having Susie in heaven throughout the book caused the story to have more detail and made it very interesting to read. Also, in the very beginning of the book before she gets killed, there is a lot of suspense and not knowing what will happen next. It was a great way to start of the story and get the reader engaged in the book. This hook also made me want to keep reading to see what would happen to Mr. Harvey and if he would get caught. The plot events throughout that lead up to the end of the book were very descriptive, and I think they flowed well to create a great story. There is a prominent theme of good vs. evil in this book. It is between the two main characters, Mr. Harvey and Susie. Mr. Harvey is the evil and Susie is the good force who is trying to stop the evil from doing any more harm to anyone else. Also, she doesn't want him to be able to live his life guilt free and “innocent” to other people. So throughout the story she tries to give hints. For example when her dad is helping Mr. Harvey, Susie sends messages down and her father gets suspicious. This is how good vs. evil is incorporated into the plot of this story. All together this was a great book, and I would recommend it be read by many people. It allows you to wonder what is happening to the victim and how the murderer is getting away with it. I believe that that is what kept me entertained and made this story interesting and a good read.
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