The Lovely Bones (The film)

Excerpt:
Susie Salmon was fourteen years old when she was murdered.

The Lovely Bones is such a tragic story because at fourteen everything feels unrequited. Susie was old enough that, after her death, she was able to dwell on each element of life that her murderer had taken away.

Peter Jackson’s 2009 adaptation of Alice Sebold’s novel is a wonderful film, littered with powerful performances and beautiful CGI scenery.

You will be able to watch The Lovely Bones again and again, but choose your times wisely. The film is best savored during a quiet night-in with...

Excerpt:
Inside the snow globe on my father's desk, there was a penguin wearing a red-and-white-striped scarf. When I was little my father would pull me into his lap and reach for the snow globe. He would turn it over, letting all the snow collect on the top, then quickly invert it. The two of us watched the snow fall gently around the penguin. The penguin was alone in there, I thought, and I worried for him. When I told my father this, he said, "Don't worry Susie; he has a nice life. He's trapped in a perfect world."

Excerpt:
1) “Nothing is ever certain.” (p.21)

This mantra helped the family keep their sanity while they continued to hope Susie would come home.

2) “He wore his innocence like a comfortable old coat.” (p. 26)

This describes Mr. Harvey, the serial killer, who has killed and gotten away with it so often that he almost believes his own innocence.

3) “She had a stare that stretched to infinity. She was, in that moment, not my mother but something separate from me.” (p. 43)

Photo of The Lovely Bones billboard creative featuring Mark Wahlberg and Saoirse Ronan

Submitted by jasonhollywood over a year ago

The Lovely Bones. :)

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The Lovely Bones :)

Submitted by sapherequeen over a year ago