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 Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:42 pm
Here is the thread for the discussion of this month's book of the month - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.
You may also discuss the film, but make sure you're still comparing to the book - this is a book guild after all wink
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:56 pm
I put a request in for this book at the library probably a week ago, but for obvious reasons the book is popular right now, and I don't know how many people might be in line ahead of me.
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:11 pm
i actually was already reading the lovely bones...i love it so far....i loved the movie it made me cry...
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:10 pm
I actually read this at the beginning of January, forgetting that I'd nominated it on here, so I've read it.
I thought it was beautiful, and really poetic. It sounds as though it should be a really sad book from the synopsis - it's sad, but not in a tragic way.
The movie's not out here in Britain until half way through February, so I've not seen it yet and couldn't possibly make any kind of comment yet razz
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:41 pm
I just finished reading it last night and loved it. I was a little disappointed in the ending,
*SPOILER ALERT*with her ending up in Ruth's body and having sex with Ray, and what happened with Mr. Harvey just... just dying. Even the fact that they visited the sinkhole where her body parts were and no one thinking to do anything. *SPOILER ALERT*
It made me a little mad. The character development makes me happy, because most books I read doesn't have well developed characters. I am worried about the movie version, though. A lot of things happened in the book that probably won't be covered in the movie.
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:08 pm
Cordelia Gray I just finished reading it last night and loved it. I was a little disappointed in the ending, *SPOILER ALERT* with her ending up in Ruth's body and having sex with Ray, and what happened with Mr. Harvey just... just dying. Even the fact that they visited the sinkhole where her body parts were and no one thinking to do anything. *SPOILER ALERT* It made me a little mad. The character development makes me happy, because most books I read doesn't have well developed characters. I am worried about the movie version, though. A lot of things happened in the book that probably won't be covered in the movie. *Spoiler* See, I didn't mind the ending at all - I thought it was sweet with Susie ending up in Ruth's body and getting to spend a little time with Ray - I thought it bought it all together at the end nicely. It even bought a tear to my eyes *Spoiler ended* I thought every moment of the book was perfect. That's just me though. I am aware that there are people who hate the book, and I respect that - I just cannot be swayed from thinking it's flawless in it's own way. Edited to say: I am also a little worried about the movie. As I said in one of my previous posts, it's not out here in Britain until mid-February, but I'm unsure about whether or not I'm going to see it. I probably will see it in the end, but I know it's going to be a disappointment as a film. I've heard reviews that say the film focuses on entirely different themes to the book. I shall have to see though.
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:59 am
Vogue Muffin___x Cordelia Gray I just finished reading it last night and loved it. I was a little disappointed in the ending, *SPOILER ALERT* with her ending up in Ruth's body and having sex with Ray, and what happened with Mr. Harvey just... just dying. Even the fact that they visited the sinkhole where her body parts were and no one thinking to do anything. *SPOILER ALERT* It made me a little mad. The character development makes me happy, because most books I read doesn't have well developed characters. I am worried about the movie version, though. A lot of things happened in the book that probably won't be covered in the movie. *Spoiler* See, I didn't mind the ending at all - I thought it was sweet with Susie ending up in Ruth's body and getting to spend a little time with Ray - I thought it bought it all together at the end nicely. It even bought a tear to my eyes *Spoiler ended* I thought every moment of the book was perfect. That's just me though. I am aware that there are people who hate the book, and I respect that - I just cannot be swayed from thinking it's flawless in it's own way. Edited to say: I am also a little worried about the movie. As I said in one of my previous posts, it's not out here in Britain until mid-February, but I'm unsure about whether or not I'm going to see it. I probably will see it in the end, but I know it's going to be a disappointment as a film. I've heard reviews that say the film focuses on entirely different themes to the book. I shall have to see though. I cried when the dog died. XD It was sad, but thinking about it makes me laugh at myself.
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:22 am
Cordelia Gray Vogue Muffin___x Cordelia Gray I just finished reading it last night and loved it. I was a little disappointed in the ending, *SPOILER ALERT* with her ending up in Ruth's body and having sex with Ray, and what happened with Mr. Harvey just... just dying. Even the fact that they visited the sinkhole where her body parts were and no one thinking to do anything. *SPOILER ALERT* It made me a little mad. The character development makes me happy, because most books I read doesn't have well developed characters. I am worried about the movie version, though. A lot of things happened in the book that probably won't be covered in the movie. *Spoiler* See, I didn't mind the ending at all - I thought it was sweet with Susie ending up in Ruth's body and getting to spend a little time with Ray - I thought it bought it all together at the end nicely. It even bought a tear to my eyes *Spoiler ended* I thought every moment of the book was perfect. That's just me though. I am aware that there are people who hate the book, and I respect that - I just cannot be swayed from thinking it's flawless in it's own way. Edited to say: I am also a little worried about the movie. As I said in one of my previous posts, it's not out here in Britain until mid-February, but I'm unsure about whether or not I'm going to see it. I probably will see it in the end, but I know it's going to be a disappointment as a film. I've heard reviews that say the film focuses on entirely different themes to the book. I shall have to see though. I cried when the dog died. XD It was sad, but thinking about it makes me laugh at myself. Why does it make you laugh at yourself? Because you cried?
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:03 pm
Vogue Muffin___x Cordelia Gray Vogue Muffin___x Cordelia Gray I just finished reading it last night and loved it. I was a little disappointed in the ending, *SPOILER ALERT* with her ending up in Ruth's body and having sex with Ray, and what happened with Mr. Harvey just... just dying. Even the fact that they visited the sinkhole where her body parts were and no one thinking to do anything. *SPOILER ALERT* It made me a little mad. The character development makes me happy, because most books I read doesn't have well developed characters. I am worried about the movie version, though. A lot of things happened in the book that probably won't be covered in the movie. *Spoiler* See, I didn't mind the ending at all - I thought it was sweet with Susie ending up in Ruth's body and getting to spend a little time with Ray - I thought it bought it all together at the end nicely. It even bought a tear to my eyes *Spoiler ended* I thought every moment of the book was perfect. That's just me though. I am aware that there are people who hate the book, and I respect that - I just cannot be swayed from thinking it's flawless in it's own way. Edited to say: I am also a little worried about the movie. As I said in one of my previous posts, it's not out here in Britain until mid-February, but I'm unsure about whether or not I'm going to see it. I probably will see it in the end, but I know it's going to be a disappointment as a film. I've heard reviews that say the film focuses on entirely different themes to the book. I shall have to see though. I cried when the dog died. XD It was sad, but thinking about it makes me laugh at myself. Why does it make you laugh at yourself? Because you cried? I think that's it. I'm normally mean and a little crabby, but I laugh that I can cry so easily. Like when my dad yells at me, or even when I'm playing a video game. That may seem like, " Why are you laughing at you letting out your emotions?", but it just feels like that is all.
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:06 pm
Cordelia Gray Vogue Muffin___x Cordelia Gray Vogue Muffin___x Cordelia Gray I just finished reading it last night and loved it. I was a little disappointed in the ending, *SPOILER ALERT* with her ending up in Ruth's body and having sex with Ray, and what happened with Mr. Harvey just... just dying. Even the fact that they visited the sinkhole where her body parts were and no one thinking to do anything. *SPOILER ALERT* It made me a little mad. The character development makes me happy, because most books I read doesn't have well developed characters. I am worried about the movie version, though. A lot of things happened in the book that probably won't be covered in the movie. *Spoiler* See, I didn't mind the ending at all - I thought it was sweet with Susie ending up in Ruth's body and getting to spend a little time with Ray - I thought it bought it all together at the end nicely. It even bought a tear to my eyes *Spoiler ended* I thought every moment of the book was perfect. That's just me though. I am aware that there are people who hate the book, and I respect that - I just cannot be swayed from thinking it's flawless in it's own way. Edited to say: I am also a little worried about the movie. As I said in one of my previous posts, it's not out here in Britain until mid-February, but I'm unsure about whether or not I'm going to see it. I probably will see it in the end, but I know it's going to be a disappointment as a film. I've heard reviews that say the film focuses on entirely different themes to the book. I shall have to see though. I cried when the dog died. XD It was sad, but thinking about it makes me laugh at myself. Why does it make you laugh at yourself? Because you cried? I think that's it. I'm normally mean and a little crabby, but I laugh that I can cry so easily. Like when my dad yells at me, or even when I'm playing a video game. That may seem like, " Why are you laughing at you letting out your emotions?", but it just feels like that is all. Right, okay. Fair enough, I suppose. You shouldn't laugh at yourself when you find something sad though - it's just you being human.
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:25 pm
I enjoyed the beginning but the book seemed to just drag on and on.
*Spoiler *
When she snatched Ruth's body so she could jump her boyfriend, that killed it for me. It just seemed, I don't know, out of character and inappropriate to the whole scheme of the book.
*Spoiler*
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:01 pm
Maze353 I enjoyed the beginning but the book seemed to just drag on and on. *Spoiler * When she snatched Ruth's body so she could jump her boyfriend, that killed it for me. It just seemed, I don't know, out of character and inappropriate to the whole scheme of the book.*Spoiler* I agree. If I came back from the dead for like 5 hours, I would tell people how I got killed and talk to my family. Not *Spoiler Alert* do it with my boyfriend*Spoiler Ended*.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:03 pm
Cordelia Gray Maze353 I enjoyed the beginning but the book seemed to just drag on and on. *Spoiler * When she snatched Ruth's body so she could jump her boyfriend, that killed it for me. It just seemed, I don't know, out of character and inappropriate to the whole scheme of the book.*Spoiler* I agree. If I came back from the dead for like 5 hours, I would tell people how I got killed and talk to my family. Not *Spoiler Alert* do it with my boyfriend*Spoiler Ended*. Perhaps her family are better off not knowing exactly how she got killed? I can imagine that if they knew the brutality of it, it would be worse than just knowing and finally accepting her death? If I had a few hours to be back from the dead, I would probably want to spend it with the person I love, and not put my family through more grief when they're trying to move on with their lives.
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:34 am
I loved most of the book. It was deep and thoughtful and probable. Not so much the end. I really hated it, actually. One of the reasons that I found the book so poignant was that it seemed like all of the characters could be real people and their reactions were truly believable to me. Then that crap about coming back from the dead. It's like the author didn't know how to end it after all of the awesome stuff she already had and her deadline was coming up and that was all she could come up with. It's been a awhile since I've read it, but a I'll never forget how sad the beginning made me and how mad the end made me. It sounds like everyone here liked it so I must say that I hate to disagree and I'm not saying anything about your taste. I, myself, just found the end... distasteful.
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:52 am
ninoku I loved most of the book. It was deep and thoughtful and probable. Not so much the end. I really hated it, actually. One of the reasons that I found the book so poignant was that it seemed like all of the characters could be real people and their reactions were truly believable to me. Then that crap about coming back from the dead. It's like the author didn't know how to end it after all of the awesome stuff she already had and her deadline was coming up and that was all she could come up with. It's been a awhile since I've read it, but a I'll never forget how sad the beginning made me and how mad the end made me. It sounds like everyone here liked it so I must say that I hate to disagree and I'm not saying anything about your taste. I, myself, just found the end... distasteful. Hmm, I can understand why you found the end distasteful, but I didn't find it that way at all. It just kind of adds to the oddity of the novel, for me. I actually found it a very moving part of the novel, when Susie takes over Ruth's body and gets to be with Ray. Very sweet.
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