From bad description to horrible grammar to utterly confusing metaphors, Sebold covered it all. It is filled with some of the worst sentence-level writing that I have ever encountered. Here are some of my gripes, problems and issues that we can hopefully use to prevent something like this from ever happening again to us, our children, or our children’s children:
If it serves any use at all, it might be a perfect guide on how not to write a book. How could this have ever possibly been popular? Is it for the same reason that the song “My Humps” hit number one? I mean, I don’t technically believe in burning books, but this novel really got me thinking. It is truly a black, black tragedy that the words in this book were placed in that particular order, published, and distributed. If it serves any use at The Lovely Bones has got to be the most baffling, poorly written, jaw-droppingly bad book that I have ever set my eyes on. The Lovely Bones has got to be the most baffling, poorly written, jaw-droppingly bad book that I have ever set my eyes on. I was glad that the sister found happiness and that her long-time boyfriend was such a stand-up guy. I really wanted justice/validation for the dad and dog, as they knew he was guilty, but couldn't prove it. Yes, the killer dies, but the strain of what he did to that family nearly tore them apart. It also bothered me that the family never really got justice/closure. I almost stopped reading the book after that. It bothered me that she borrowed her friend's body to have sex with her crush. I have a 10 1/2 year old lab mix and held her and cried while reading that part. I bawled when her dog found her in heaven. As a mom, it was hard for me to read how the mom abandoned the family.
It was a little bit of a tough read for me.
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