Ellie K. (elliekirkland) reviewed on 5/30/2009 + 9 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I bought this book back on one of my Half Price Book shopping sprees! Finally our book club read it in February. My thoughts? I thought it was a really good book - well written, creative, captivating. It definitely is not a book for everyone though. Since you find out in the 1st chapter, I'll just tell you - the narrator of the book is an 8th grade year old girl who is raped and murdered. She narrates the entire book from heaven as she looks down at her family and friends that she has left behind. I thought the author's idea of heaven was really interesting (although God was never mentioned). The story of the family left behind is full of grief but also of healing. It's definitely a sad book, but it didn't strike me as altogether dark. I really enjoyed it.

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