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What Is The Difference Between The Lovely Bones Movie And Book

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In the book “The Lovely Bones” Susie Salmon is the main character. The Lovely Bones is about how Susie got raped and murdered by her neighbor Mr. Harvey. Susie was murdered on December 6 1973 in a cornfield in Pennsylvania. After Susie’s murder she’s in her own perfect world trying to figure out why Mr. Harvey would do this to her, and having to let go of the past. The book and movie are really different, but have a lot of similarities. In the book Susie kissed Ray before she died, but didn’t in the movie. The dog found her elbow in the book, but not in the movie. Mr. Harvey puts Susie’s bones in a safe in both the book and the movie. There’s a sinkhole in both the book and movie. In the movie Abigail doesn’t cheat on Jack, but in the book

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