L is for Longing
L is for Longing
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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!
15 thoughts on “L is for Longing”
The Lovely Bones. This book deeply disturbed me, but it was very engaging.
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.
Man, I don’t read nearly enough books with ghosts. I’ve only been able to guess a few!
~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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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.
The Lovely Bones, a very disturbing book.
Yes, disturbing…but did you like it overall or did the disturbing factor take away all enjoyment for you?
LOVELY BONES–that book upset me for weeks. But I think the element of longing is what makes ghosts so fascinating.
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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.
Ive read several of Wharton’s book as a Lit major but she was not a favorite.
Ghosts make such excellent characters but too often writers just want the scare factor.
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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?
Ah ha! I can finally answer one of your posts: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I read this book not long after losing my sister (in totally different circumstances I hasten to add) and I found the book oddly comforting.
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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?
The Lovely Bones
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