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FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Benson, Heidi. “Feeling the Horror in her Bones; Sebold Gives a Voice to Missing Girls.” San Francisco Chronicle (23 July 2002): D1.

Benson discusses the commercial success of The Lovely Bones and details the novel's origins.

Clarson, Jennifer. “A Dream Finally Realized.” Book (July/August 2002): 64-5.

Clarson details Sebold's literary goals and personal idiosyncrasies.

DeLint, Charles. Review of The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold. Fantasy & Science Fiction 104, no. 2 (February 2003): 29-30.

DeLint defends The Lovely Bones's popular appeal, considering it a superlative example of fantastical literature.

Grenier, Cynthia. “Novel Gods: A Pair of Bestsellers Roll Their Own Religion.” Weekly Standard 9, no. 2 (22 September 2003): 32-4.

Grenier compares The Lovely Bones to Dan Brown's...

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1. Introduction
2. Criticism
   1. Alice Sebold and Ann Darby (interview date 17 June 2002)
   2. Paula L. Woods (review date 7 July 2002)
   3. Ron Charles (review date 25 July 2002)
   4. Charlotte Abbott (essay date 29 July 2002)
   5. Lisa Allardice (review date 19 August 2002)
   6. Sarah Churchwell (review date 23 August 2002)
   7. Virginia Quarterly Review (review date autumn 2002)
   8. Stephen H. Webb (review date 9-22 October 2002)
   9. Rebecca Mead (review date 17 October 2002)
   10. Gordon Phinn (review date November 2002)
   11. Daniel Mendelsohn (essay date 16 January 2003)
   12. Joyce Carol Oates (review date 20 June 2003)
   13. Claudia FitzHerbert (review date 21 June 2003)
   14. Andrea Dworkin (review date 30 June 2003)
   15. Doris L. Eder (essay date 2004)
   16. Kenneth Womack (essay date 2004)
3. Further Reading
4. Copyright

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