The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold
Book
Contemporary
Fantasy
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Young Adult
Book
Contemporary
Fantasy
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Young Adult
Updated: 10 November 2020
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
The main character is raped and murdered by a pedophile and deals with the aftermath of this attack from the safety of the afterlife. Compared to the movie, the book's rape scene involving the protagonist is much more explicit.
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