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> LA NOSTALGIE DE L’ANGE, de Alice Sebold - Éd. NIL. — Des deux côtés de l’Atlantique, tout le monde en parle. À 40 ans, c’est le premier roman de l’Américaine Alice Sebold, qui avait déjà écrit un récit autobiographique, Lucky, sur le viol qu’elle avait subi, à 18 ans. Ce dernier thème revient ici, puisque l’histoire commence par un crime affreux, commis par un pédophile. Mais au lieu de nous entraîner vers les marécages de l’horreur humaine, le récit s’élève dans l’hors-temps. La narratrice n’est autre que la gamine qui, avant même d’expirer, n’est déjà “plus là”. Ou plutôt si : elle est là mais dans un état d’esprit autre, à la fois détaché et compatissant, auprès de sa mère, qui prépare à dîner, ou de sa sœur, ou de son père, de ses amis... Depuis le monde des anges, elle va suivre la vie des siens - leur calvaire, leurs réactions de survie, leurs désirs, le déroulement de l’enquête - pendant plusieurs années. C’est d’un humour unique en son genre, tout imbibé de larmes, d’une finesse et d’une vivacité fantastiques. On songe au cinéma des Ailes du Désir de Wim Wenders - cet ange a une telle nostalgie de son corps, perdu si jeune ! On pleure et on se délecte. Un grand écrivain est né. (Patrice van EERSEL)
—Nouvelles Clés

Tras su muerte, Susie contempla cómo la vida continúa sin ella; sus compañeros de colegio rumorean sobre su desaparición, su familia mantiene la ilusión de encontrarla con vida y el asesino se esfuerza en borrar las huellas del crimen. Los acontecimientos se suceden al tiempo que Susie se va adaptando a ese lugar llamado cielo, un refugio mágico donde encuentra consejeros que la ayudan a entender la muerte y amigos con los que convivir, un nuevo hogar donde halla todo lo que desea excepto lo más importante: reencontrarse con las personas a las que ama quienes todavía viven sobre la Tierra.

It was great!I loved reading it..The movie is really different from the book..I loved the movie so I decided to read the book and I found it amazing.I love Lindsey and Ruth.They are powerful characters.Jack Salmon and Samuel Heckler were great!The only part I hated was..Abigail shouldn't have cheated on her husband just because her daughter died.I love the part were Ray and Susie reunite...It was just divine! ( )

I had heard of this book years ago when I was much younger, too young to read it. I remember somebody in my life, my mother or brother or somebody older than me, telling me I was too young to read it. It stayed with me for years until I finally got a copy from a clearance box somebody left out on their front garden.

I loved every thing this book did.

It portrays grief in such a unique way, something I'd never seen done before. Without revealing too much, it truly goes into the nitty-gritty of what dealing with loss and how to grow from it happens for different people, how people move on from the death of their loved one and the conflicting feelings that come with it. I loved the framing device of the dead girl from heaven watching her family and friends go through life after her death. I also really resonated with Ruth, who didn't know Susie very well but still is deeply affected by her death. This part struck me specifically because I have experienced the loss of an acquaintance that really affected me; even though we weren't close, I still think about him often and think about his untimely death.

I feel like this book truly does explore all avenues of grief in a really interesting way. The only part of it I didn't really like was the supernatural element towards the end involving Ray, but other people have written at length about why that part was problematic. I just thought it was highly unnecessary. ( )

Here's what I wrote about in 2008 about this read: "Haunting. Young daughter disappears and watches over family with yearning, from heaven beyond. Her family tries to cope even as they come to terms with their loss. From online amazon.come review: "The Lovely Bones is luminous and astonishing, a novel that builds out of grief the most hopeful of stories. In the hands of a brilliant new writer, this story of the worst thing a family can face is transformed into a suspenseful and even funny novel about love, memory, joy, heaven, and healing." Probably worth a re-read to consider these themes again. Author's other book is non-fiction, and an outcome of her own rape; this is probably worth a read as well. And here's what I write in 2023 (about why I should re-read): "Because you said you might when writing about this in 2008, still remember it well in 2023, and then there's Matthew." ( )