I finished this a little bit ago but let it sit, mulling it over, trying to decide if I really liked it or not.
There's not a whole lot to say about the plot, since there's been a movie made and nearly everyone knows that the book starts with fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon's murder. So I'm not going to dwell on the synopsis...you can find it easily enough.
Here's what I did like: Heaven. Everyone's Heaven fits them and their personalities/experiences/dreams. Sometimes they overlap with dear friends and relatives; sometimes people are missing. You can't force someone to be with you if that wouldn't be Heaven to them. Things Susie saw on earth also affected her Heaven. Loved that. And I cried when Holiday arrived. Because it wouldn't be Heaven without my dog.
And what I didn't like: Omniscience. Susie sees all, even things that are happening at the same time. It gets a little overbearing and more than a little creepy. Would you want your dead sister peaking in while you lost your virginity? Yeah, more than awkward.
There's one other thing that bugged me but with time, I've decided it was fitting. I can't say what it is without spoiling the end but watch out for icicles.
There's not a whole lot to say about the plot, since there's been a movie made and nearly everyone knows that the book starts with fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon's murder. So I'm not going to dwell on the synopsis...you can find it easily enough.
Here's what I did like: Heaven. Everyone's Heaven fits them and their personalities/experiences/dreams. Sometimes they overlap with dear friends and relatives; sometimes people are missing. You can't force someone to be with you if that wouldn't be Heaven to them. Things Susie saw on earth also affected her Heaven. Loved that. And I cried when Holiday arrived. Because it wouldn't be Heaven without my dog.
And what I didn't like: Omniscience. Susie sees all, even things that are happening at the same time. It gets a little overbearing and more than a little creepy. Would you want your dead sister peaking in while you lost your virginity? Yeah, more than awkward.
There's one other thing that bugged me but with time, I've decided it was fitting. I can't say what it is without spoiling the end but watch out for icicles.
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