Diana

This will be one of my all-time favorite books. Harper Lee's quote, “the book to read is not one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think” perfectly applies here. I loved the journey it took me on and I was sorry to see it end. As a rule, I don't reread books but I will probably make an exception with this book. I lauged, I cried, I reflected on the smaller details of life, imagination, and relationships. Thank you Jonathan Safran Foer for giving us such a delightful story and told in such a creative way.

sidenote: I don't know how the movie will be able to convey the story the way the book did but I don't really care. I'm sure it will be a good movie but I feel like I have a genuine treasure from reading the book.

I think one reason I liked this book so much was because I'm a big reality TV show fan, especially The Amazing Race and Survivor.

The book is about a group of contestants in a reality TV show called Lost and Found (very much like The Amazing Race). They each have their own secrets, and as much as they want to keep them secret, the show wants to expose them - on camera.

I also liked that each chapter was written in first person by a different contestant of the game show. There was intrigue and conflict, and good ole fashion fun and humor.

I know many people didn't enjoy this book because of something that happens late in the story. I don't understand why Alice Sebold wrote it this way, but she did, and it wasn't enough to ruin the book for me.

In fact, there was so much in this book I did like. Although it was a very sad event that sent Susie to heaven, I enjoyed hearing her voice as she lived in her heaven, watching life go on with her friends and family, and even her killer. Don't we all wish we could do something like that; watching someone else's life as a fly on the wall.

I'm looking forward to seeing how they do the book justice in movie form.