The Lovely Bones The book I read was The Lovely Bones, written by Alice Sebold. The book was published in 2002, and is 328 pages. In 2009, Dreamworks production company released a movie based on the book. The Lovely Bones is based on a true story. The book and movie are similar, but the movie dodged many details with it’s fast paced intake. It was set in the suburbs of Pennsylvania, in December of 1973. On December 6, 1973, Susie Salmon was murdered by her neighbor, George Harvey. Mr. Harvey built an underground hangout in a cornfield to lure Susie in. His plan worked, only because Susie didn’t want to be rude, so she stayed for a coke, then soon got creeped out and attempted to leave. Mr. Harvey refused to let her leave. Susie, who
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She begins to talk about her family and how they are coping. In the time following her death, Susie watches over everything that is happening daily. She observes her friends talking about her disappearance, her family having hope to find her, and Mr. Harvey trying to cover his tracks before he leaves town. Susie not being found for months starts to take a toll on her family. Her parents’ relationship is becoming complicated, her sister trying to stay strong, and her brother trying to grasp what gone really means. Heaven is exactly how she pictured it, she gets anything she wants, except one thing, and that is to go back to Earth and be with the ones she loved. Months continue to pass as Susie watches her family cope to the situation. Her father wants to catch her killer more than anything. Her sister finds a book Mr. Harvey put together. It contained images of Susie and his plans to kill her. This book helps immensely with the case. The boy Susie adored moves on, but finds himself in a magical event. The Lovely Bones, the movie, was directed by Peter Jackson and was produced by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Carolynne Cunningham, and Aimée Peyronnet. The two major characters are Susie and Mr. Harvey. Susie is played by Saoirse Ronan and Mr. Harvey is played by Stanley Tucci. It was released 7 years after the book. The movie won an award for Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. The setting is Norristown, Pennsylvania
She begins to talk about her family and how they are coping. In the time following her death, Susie watches over everything that is happening daily. She observes her friends talking about her disappearance, her family having hope to find her, and Mr. Harvey trying to cover his tracks before he leaves town. Susie not being found for months starts to take a toll on her family. Her parents’ relationship is becoming complicated, her sister trying to stay strong, and her brother trying to grasp what gone really means. Heaven is exactly how she pictured it, she gets anything she wants, except one thing, and that is to go back to Earth and be with the ones she loved. Months continue to pass as Susie watches her family cope to the situation. Her father wants to catch her killer more than anything. Her sister finds a book Mr. Harvey put together. It contained images of Susie and his plans to kill her. This book helps immensely with the case. The boy Susie adored moves on, but finds himself in a magical event. The Lovely Bones, the movie, was directed by Peter Jackson and was produced by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Carolynne Cunningham, and Aimée Peyronnet. The two major characters are Susie and Mr. Harvey. Susie is played by Saoirse Ronan and Mr. Harvey is played by Stanley Tucci. It was released 7 years after the book. The movie won an award for Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. The setting is Norristown, Pennsylvania