... thing that can happen to a woman. It is a gripping novel that takes the reader on a journey that is powerful, yet also disturbing and inspirational. Alice Sebold tells the horrors of her rape - both physical and emotional. Although she tried bravely not to let it ruin her life, she without a doubt felt set ... apart by the experience. Alice Sebold was an eighteen year old freshman at Syracuse University, and still a virgin. It was the last day of classes at Syracuse and she went to a ... to be much harder than she thought it would be to prove that the man that she recognized was actual...

• Word Count: 1607
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... think about the fictional stories I have read and what I have gotten out of them. One book that really came to mind was The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, a book that opened my eyes to the tragic world of rape, murder, and deceit. I became horribly aware of the pain and anger felt by ... the victim's family from their not knowing what had happened to their daughter, Susie. The result was that Sebold's book forced me to realize how rape can happen to anyone and to think twice about the adults I think I can trust. This book presented a new ... be more careful with the people I trust. This ...

• Word Count: 1240
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, "The Lovely Bones," by Alice Sebold, the main character, Susie Salmon, is raped and murdered by her new neighbor, George Harvey, when walking home from school. Throughout the read she describes her experience in Heaven and ... ...

• Word Count: 525
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... . Most of the books I read are mysteries or, more recently, tells the life story of one main character. These are my favorites. I compare this book to "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold and "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb. This book is similar to these in the fact that it tells the story of one main character throughout the novel. However, the ... ...

• Word Count: 445
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... to correct and fill all those life holes that he left behind, by taking more care about Lindsey and Buckley, since that her mom already gave up. Lastly I believe that Alice Sebold the writer added all this incredible allusions through out the book to help the reader to understand more about the basic idea about the book and also to enhance the ... ...

• Word Count: 418
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... read on whether I would do well on it or not. I started to read books series that interested me. I got into novels too. My favorite book so far is a novel by Alice Sebold called The Lovely Bones. My friends and I would pass around books. Once we finished a book it would go to the next person and so on. My friend Helana got me ... ...

• Word Count: 618
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School