The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Have you read any banned books lately? Share your insights on this popular title from author Alice Sebold.
posted by Llibre/Moxley, librarians @ 9:56 AM
Monday, November 13, 2017
Have you read any banned books lately? Share your insights on this popular title from author Alice Sebold.
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3 Comments:
“Who Did It”
I’m thankful that I found a book that is actually really good, and that pulls you into the story. It makes you want to keep reading. This novel is, “The Lovely Bones”. It is a mystery about a fourteen year old girl about to start high school. It is interesting and easy to relate to because she is around my age. It is easy to put myself in her shoes and understand how she feels about what happened to her. There is also a mystery surrounding her murder. The way she tried to reach out to her family and friends to help solve her death was intriguing. She tried several different ways to connect the clues and piece them together for her loved ones. All in all, the suspense and need to know what happened next made this a great book to read.
This novel, “The Lovely Bones”, does appeal to an adolescent audience. My reasoning for this is because in my novel, the girl, Susie, is around the same age as most teens in middle to high school. For example, she has everyday problems like every teen girl would have. This book is a warning to girls of all ages to be cautious around strangers. In the novel Susie is walking home and runs into a stranger, who rapes and kills her. After seeing Susie's situation girls might respond by not walking alone after dark. Also, before Susie's death she has boy problems just like any regular teen girl. This book will appeal because many teen girls like books with romance and love.
Anniston and Jayden - thanks for your insight into what The Lovely Bones has to offer young adult readers and why it might appeal to teens. You are thinking this thing through, I can tell! So now that you have had some time to read, are you beginning to see why the book might have had challenges? Sometimes the reasons are very obvious, and sometimes they are more subtle. I'll look forward to hearing what y'all think when you come in to do research on Sebold's popular novel!
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