I first read the book when I was about 19, and it deeply disturbed me. When I go through it again now, at 23, I find that it both dazzles and disturbs me. The beauty in the novel is superb, as is the writing style itself. The story is based on Sebold's own rape, and a woman who was murdered in the same way Susie Salmon is in the novel. The murder took place in the place where Sebold was raped, thus she took the two true stories and turned them into a wondrous novel.
However, the book is very tragic, graphic, and difficult to read (emotionally) at times. As I mentioned, it still disturbs me as much as I love it, and I'm over twice your daughter's age.
The novel has a rape scene, a murder scene, an "after murder" scene, and a sex scene, not to mention the emotions described by Susie as she enters "the in-between."
Honestly, I would never recommend this book for an 11 year old, and possibly not even for a young highschooler. You, however, would benefit from reading it. The Lovely Bones is one of my favorite novels, but it is emotionally a very turbulent read.
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