I just read 100 pages of the book, The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. So far the book is really interesting and it makes me want to continue reading. What keeps my interest, is the protagonist, Susie Salmon. All of the events that she goes through are really life changing, so reading about them makes you imagine about what would happen to you if you were in her position.
Susie Salmon was an avergae 14 year old teenage girl, that unfortunately got brutally raped, murdered and butchered. Now, she resides in Heaven watching over all of the commotion going on, on Earth. She views her grieving parents, police trying to solve the murder, and her murderer trying to cover up his tracks.
I think Susie's actions before she died were very careless and that was why she was vulnerable. When she was going home, Mr Harvey (murderer) invited her into a hole in a cornfield and Susie actually went. What made it worse was that she took her coat off, sat down and drank a coke when he told her to. I don't those actions were smart ones because after that, she had no place to go and Mr. Harvey then raped her. If I were Susie I would've told Mr. Harvey that I had to go home immediately. This way, I wouldn't be open to attack.
This is a sample of one of my favorite quotes from the book:
" A father's suspicion...Is as powerful as a mother's intuition"- Ryana Singh
This quote was spoken by Ruana Singh, Ray Singh's(Susie's boyfriend) mother .
I liked this quote because Mr. Salmon suspected Mr. Harvey to be the murderer because of his weird behavior when Susie's name was said. No one had really suspected him but now all that Mr. Salmon thinks about is proving Mr. Harvey guilty. Ruana Singh was the first person that started to agree with him.
Overall, this weeks reading was very intersting and I am hoping to read about clues that will prove that Mr. Harvey is guilty and the Salmon's can now be able to live more peacefully truthfully knowing, that thier daughter is in Heaven.
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The first 100 pages of that book is just breathtaking, especially the part when Susie is raped. It wasn't breathtaking in a positive sense but the way it was described made an impact on me as a reader, since I am reading the same book as you.
The quote of when Mrs. Singh says a father's hunch is as strong as a mother's intuition, was also one of my favorites. That conversion between Susie's father and Ray's mom was sort of uncomfortable for me as a reader though, the reason I am not sure of as yet.
Good job on your blog entry. =]
-Bee
Ohhh. I read this book. I actually have it sitting on my bookshelf. I absolutely loved it <3
I agree with whoever wrote the comment above me, about the whole "breathtaking" thing, in the sense that the quality of the writing blew me away. I normally don't read books that deal with a character who died and is now looking back down onto Earth to see her loved ones move on because I feel as though that they should just "let go," but in this book, it really showed a different perspective on things (at least thats what i thought) I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did =]
This book sounds really sad. I can see how the quote you chose realates to the plot of the book. I agree with you that Susie's actions were not the smartest and left her vulnerable. After reading your blog and Bibi's blog I think that this might be an interesting book to read, now I have a long list of books to read after visiting so many blogs! :)
Great Job!
Hey, the book you chose sounds very interesting. That quote that you picked, is a very powerful one. I also agree with it. However when it comes to matters, I guess a father will always be suspicious, so I dont think that it will always be accurate. The storyline of the book sounds extremely enaging, I hope you have a good time reading it. Nice job on the post.
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