The Republic of Heaven

Yes i read it - I love it so much! It was to graphic some parts and her perseption of heaven was wired:

"I think heaven is different to suit different people, here we have a young girl and her perseption is as what a girls of this age at this particular time would be like"

I liked it but felt it was a bit slow in places. The idea of heaven was cool, though I wouldn't like to be stuck at the same age I was when I died - imagine if you're really old when you die. Which would be very likely.

I thought it was a really original and enjoyable read, but I didn't really get that whole part about , I thought it was pretty random in the context of the rest of the story and I wasn't sure where the author was going with it.
I also found it odd that someone was able to write a whole book narrated from (a relatively Christian sounding) Heaven, without making word nor mention of any kind of God. I guess it would have been really controversial to express an opinion on that one, but it still seemed like a bit of a cop out to avoid it entirely.
I really liked the concept of it though, and it's definitely one that gives you something to think about when you're finished.

its been a while since i read it, over a year, and i dont remember who ruth is, isnt she like, oh wait, shes the lesbian girl right, who got in trouble for drawing naked women? i dont remember how she and susies boyfriend (i forget his name...) because friends. but the part where they switched palces, it was kinda starnge, but i think that maybe susies spirit hadnt quite accepted being dead/in heaven or somehting, and then after that it finally accepted it maybe.......

yeh ruth was the lesbian girl. she and susies bf became friends after her dissaperiance(death), mainy because they thought they could help eachother get over her death.

And personally i thought it was great book, would recomend it to any1.

yes i know my spelling is horrible, sorry the spell checker is not working for some reason on this computer.

ah its ok, so am i. i speak 2 languages, and its kinda confusing sometimes..... lol. even though english is supposed to be my better/fisrt language ive spoken them both since i was little, and in english nothing is spelled how it sounds!!! even though i read so mush youd think id be better..hmm.

Meh, I disliked the lack of character development. Plus, there was no stable timeline.

i thought there was a stable timeline, or idk for me it was easy to follow the time that passed

yeah same here, I've just gotten my friend/brother to read it for our free choice reading book for engligh, and I'm giving it to another friend for his b-day tomorrow.

that'll make a great gift. this book really appeals to every1 in one way or another.

Has anyone read the book?
I have and I've seen the movie, although they did have to cut out sections of the book due to running time, they really captured the book's spirit! I loved it.

Trailer for the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikUWKi0W5_g

I liked the book but the movie hasn't had great reviews which has put me off from seeing it at the cinema. I'll probably rent it when its out.