The Lovely Bones
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The Lovely Bones

by Alice Sebold

2000•Drama•349 pages

Taste attributes: dramamysteryfantasyfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossyenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationshipcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, intimate novel: stirring and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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3.4 / 5

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About This Book

This deluxe trade paperback edition of Alice Sebold's modern classic features French flaps and rough-cut pages.Once in a generation a novel comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating with readers of all ages.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaMysteryFantasyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComplex relationshipComing of age

Subjects

MurderPsychological fictionTeenage girlsFamiliasMuchachas adolescentesBereavementDeadMurder victims' families

Details

Author
Alice Sebold
Published
2000
Pages
349
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