"The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold.

I like to let books choose me, instead of me choosing them. So when The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold came out in 2002 and people couldn't be quiet about it, I tried to ignore everyone telling me, "You've absolutely got to read this book!" About a year later, I snagged a copy at my family's used bookstore. I took the hard cover book without a dust jacket home, but I still didn't feel like the book was ready for me to read it. A week ago I walked by my bookshelf, ready for something new to read, and this blue book seemed to be calling my name. It was time to pick it up. And once I started th…