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.