Why I (dis)like the text, The Lovely Bones

I am not sure why I chose to read The Lovely Bones...  The book looked interesting; this is why you should never judge a book by its cover.  This book is written in a young girl’s perspective, the past when she was still alive and the present as a ghost in what she calls her heaven.  I am not quite sure whether I like it or I am just getting bored with it.  I feel so bad for this girl Susie looking down and watching her family and friends.  They have no idea what happened to her.  Everyone wants to believe that Susie is still alive, but it is hard to keep their chin up.  At least in the book the police know where she disappeared and know where to look for clues and evidence.  But of course it rains almost everyday, so there goes any chance for finding evidence!  I hate what happened to Susie and despise the man that killed her!  I can't believe that he lives so close to the family and the community.  Her father has a really good feeling that the man that killed his daughter is Mr. Harvey.  Ahh I just want to reach into the book and tell everyone what a creep Mr. Harvey is and that he is a murderer!!!  It's like he has outsmarted everyone, even Susie is trying to give hints of what happened to her. The only thing keeping me reading this book it so I can read of the sweet justice of Mr. Harvey getting caught and for Susie to move on to a heaven where she will see people she knows.

The Lovely Bones

I chose to read The Lovely Bones thinking this would be an easy, interesting and fun book to read.  When I read the first page of the book I discovered that this book happens to be told by a girl that is already dead.  I have never read a book where the story was told from a dead main character… So I was like ok, this is different and should be interesting.   When the little girl tells how she was murdered I was shocked and disgusted. I am addicted to shows like C.S.I, N.C.I.S, Bones, Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, Law in Order, etc.  I can handle almost anything those TV shows air except for when girls, boys, men or women are raped.  I was not to thrilled or comfortable reading about what that poor girl had to go through before she was killed.  Once that part was over I was able to get sucked back into the story.  I am anxious to read the rest of this book and hope that the murder is caught and hung out to dry!  No one deserves to die prematurely let alone harmed for no reason.  I feel really bad for the little girl, I don’t feel a connection to her but I can sense a personal relation to her pain.  My step father was abusive towards my mother and I remember how scared I was for my mom, sister and myself.  I know this is just a book but this story line does exist in the real world, innocent people get hurt!  The only hope we have for justice and faith lies in our court system.  Court and trails won’t bring your loved one or friend back… But getting the person who does wrong put away helps a little.