Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

This is a very easy read. I read this on my lunch breaks for about a week to finish it. I liked the story line, very interesting and unusual in the sense that it deals not only with the people who have lost a loved one, but the main character is the person who was killed and she is looking down from "heaven" on her family and friends, wishing she were there...pointing them towards clues of her murderer, etc. I liked her writing style and applaud her ingenuity in the idea and concept development. The only thing that I struggled with through the entire book was the language. The point of view is from a 13-14 year old. The language in this is not necessarily reflective of that. It seems that the book is closer to an adult thought process and perspective. This sometimes made the story hard to follow because it wasn't always believable that this is a young adult telling the story. It was interesting to see the concept of heaven that is portrayed, as well as what happens to us when we die. This was recommended by Kelly at work.