L is for Longing

L is for Longing

L is for Longing 

Welcome to Day 12 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit other participating blogs.

Book-ish Ghosts

Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal.

I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s conversation about Edith Wharton. If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to read some of her stories or novels, I hope you will consider visiting her works in the future. As I mentioned, “Roman Fever” is one of my favorite short stories.

Now for today’s clues:

Clue 1: This novel is narrated by murdered teen Susie Salmon who observes her family from heaven and longs to be with them.

Clue 2: Susie (and the reader) know who the murderer is and will do everything she can to protect her sister from him.

Any ideas? Leave your guess in the comments!

I’ve been really behind the last few days but hope to catch up on some A to Z Blogging visiting today. I hope to see you!

 

Author

15 thoughts on “L is for Longing

    1. Sounds like you were glad you read it overall. I really loved the characters and I found Susie’s struggles compelling. Plus, I love the way she created heaven with all the things she liked. School consisted of art classes, for instance, and reading was Vogue and Seventeen.

    1. Oh, well, you’re in the presence of a true ghost fiction fan here. I could probably go on for days with recommendations of ghost novels based on reader preferences–historical to romance to mystery to women’s fiction and more.

    1. Yes, disturbing…but did you like it overall or did the disturbing factor take away all enjoyment for you?

    1. I think many people felt that way about the book–especially judging by the comments. The first chapter was hard for me, but after that I was more interested in the coming-of-age aspects and the suspense elements, not to mention the lovely writing.

    1. I agree about the writers who just want the scare factor; I don’t really read the pure horror ghost stories. I prefer fictional ghosts who seek and, well, long for something. They’re so much more human I think. So, you’re a Lit major. Who was your favorite author?

    1. I’m sorry to hear of the loss of your sister but glad you found comfort in this book. That is the thing about ghosts–if they exist, then there’s something to look forward to, right?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *