Story Lover

by Alice Sebold

This book was very different than I imagined. And somehow everyone came to peace with never knowing what happened. That there are mysteries in life that we’ll never be able to solve, but that whether you know the means or not, the end doesn’t change. They never found her, yet, somehow they all found peace. I hope that if I ever get the chance to live again, that I choose to live, like Suzie. To live rather than chase hate or pain or sorrow. Maybe I should do more of that now, here, alive.

It makes me wonder what my heaven will be like. Will I see my mother? Will I be bored? Will the mystery of my adoption, my birth parents come to light? It’s not something that I linger on in life, but my version of heaven would be all knowing. I think as long as I could find G, I’d be in heaven.

I’m excited for this movie. I think the visual illustration of Suzie’s heaven will be amazing. The previews look so good, yet I wonder if they’ll only focus on her death, or if they’ll focus on the life that resumes around her void. I wonder if they’ll manufacture a ‘as happy an ending as possible’ or end it like Sebold does.