Back to Lovely Bones!

Oh my, it's been a while. Anyway, I was totally right-Susie was definitely raped by that creepy old guy who lives in her neighborhood. Reading the several pages that described her rape was extremely grotesque (vocab word!!) because it went into such great detail. However, when the chapter ends, she is finally dead and talks about going to heaven and having "different heavens" than anybody else. Meaning, that if you desire the same thing as a certain person, like reading, you all will go to a library and read while others may be playing volleyball in a different heaven. It's very cool, and Susie can observe the living whenever she wants (not like another book I read called Elsewhere). Throughout the tidbits of heaven, Sebold goes back and forth with Earth as well and the investigation of Susie's body. Slowly but surely, cops continue to show up at the Salmon's household. Her mother in utter disbelief, her father being the peacekeeper in the house, and her sister slowly taking it all in. Her sister is dead, and there is investigation to find her body. They get word her elbow shows up in a field somewhere, her notes from "To Kill a Mockingbird". Meanwhile, Susie's crush Ray Singh is devastated as well immediately returning home right after school everyday, social suicide. Hopefully, the investigation continues! Maybe she'll find a way to communicate with her family? I really have no idea. I'm really excited to read the rest of this book.