Book Review: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

 

 

 Book Review: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Extremely boring and only vaguely interesting at times. As a person who lost her sister, Sebold does not do the loss of a sibling any justice. There was much that could have been left out of this book and much that was omitted that should have been included. The depictions of the characters experiencing the loss of Susie were not accurately portrayed and I could barely finish this book. My sister passed away in 2007, almost 10 years ago now. Needless to say, I have experienced loss. After I read this book, I watched the movie as well and both left me feeling absolutely nothing. I did not care about the protagonist. I did not care about her family members. Sebold, draws out this story for so long for no real purpose and the entire process is draining as the entire time I read/watched, I wished it would end. I was hoping that the movie would bring to light something that I was missing, perhaps my brain wasn't registering the words properly, or creating the images in my minds eye correctly. I was so wrong. The movie turned out to be so much worse than the book. I actually lost a little respect for Mark Wahlberg...   If you have not read the book or watched the movie and don't believe me, by all means, go ahead and pick up a copy for yourself. I would love to hear what you think about either.

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Book Review: The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley by Jeremy Massey

The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley: A Novel

The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley by Jeremy Massey

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book because it was hilarious and entertaining. I wasn't a huge fan of the ending though. I look forward to Jeremy Massey writing more book and will definitely recommend this one. Like the main character of this novel, Jeremy Massey is an undertaker himself. He writes with experience and knowledge in the field as well as what some of us would consider a dark and slightly twisted view regarding death. Without giving away any spoilers or more than the title suggests, we find Buckley in a dire situation four days before his death. The reader follows Buckley on this adventure and there are many surprises along the way. I think I like this book so much because it was the first book that I have picked up where the author told me, "Hey, the protagonist is going to die in the end." right off the bat. Knowing the Buckley dies makes the book more enjoyable as you try to guess at which point he will finally meet his demise. If you have not read The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley I recommend that you do. It is a simple and quick read but Jeremy Massey proves to me to be an excellent story teller.

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