Blog assignment 1- Silent reading Book Introduction

The author of this crazy, awesome book is obviously Alice Sebold lol you can see, right there in the picture. She has published three books: "Lucky" (1999), "The Lovely Bones" (2002), and "The Almost Moon". She won the American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award for Adult Fiction in 2003 and the Bram Stoker Award for First Novel in 2002.

The book that I'm reading, "Lovely Bones", is about a 14 year old girl named Susan Salmon. She gets murdered by one of her suspiciously quiet, yet unsuspected neighbours. Susie tells the horrific story of how the man rapped, and killed her, from where she is now; her heaven. In heaven, she observes family life after her death, on earth. She can see how every one she knew is dealing with living with out her. She also reviews the mans life as a child. Meanwhile, from what i have already read, Susie's dad is first suspitious about Mr Harvey; her unknown killer, when they havew an eveing chat and he insists mr. Salmon leavs. Then he just knows it was him that did it. Now he just needs to covince the rest of the family, and the doubtful detective, working on the case.

The the main 2 places that this novel happends in are heaven (the dorms and courtyards), and Susie's normal every day places like her school, her house, her neighbourhood, the the cornfeild where she dies. Her death happends on December 6th, of 1973. The book happends over a period of weeks, and months. The atmosphere of the story is very sad, and gloomy; in a dark sort of way. It is mysterious for the rest of her family because they still have yet to find out who killed they're daughter and sister.

Susie is the protagonist from the book. She is the main charactor. I would describe her as caring. (pg94) When she found her brother choking in the back yard one day, when he was with his friend Nate, she got him and ran to the car and actually drove (illegally) to the hospital for him. I would also describe her as brave. She was walking home through a cornfeild by her self, and actually went into this underground room with an older man she didnt know very much about. she also answered very personal questions without very much hesitation.

This book so far is very very well writen. It has suspense, family life, sad events, happy events, mysteries, crimes, and love. I am really enjoying this book because it makes me want to keep reading all the time. I love everything about this book so far. it is very appealing to people like me. :D