Ex-Libris intro and first entry (from former blog)

Ex Libris

Book Diary beginning June 29, 2005 on my 33rd Birthday (under the remembrance of a New Year’s Resolution).


6/29-6/30/05--The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The book that, more or less, set off my latest splurge in reading. While there were certain areas that I thought tied up a bit too simply (like the molester/murderer’s death being caused by an icicle which the “ghost” of his victim—the narrator--had mentioned earlier as the perfect murder weapon—several times, in case the reader might miss it). I also didn’t understand why, if Susie’s spirit could take over Ruth’s body for a night, why it couldn’t then explain where her body was. Considering the title, it was a bit of a let-down for me that the body was never discovered—I figured that would be the lovely bones but, unlike other aspects of the novel, that bit didn’t turn out as simply tied. I can’t say that, even with my gripes, this wasn’t a great read. I didn’t want to put it down to sleep but eventually realized that I had to.