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Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult

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clarney12's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

First physical novel I’ve read in a long while after a stretch of audio/nonfiction.
Jodi Picoult serves in-depth research like no other author. However, the story was lacking… I mean, why would a hospital have a ‘policy’ that is contrary to law? Cara was annoying af throughout the entire book.
Jodi is one of my all time favourite authors, this was just my least favourite work of hers.

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emmahayes99's review

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emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Really enjoyed this one, and I wasn’t sure that I would.
I think the story developed nicely and that no information was given out too soon, especially with each chapter being a different member of the family, which for me kept it moving at a good pace. I love Luke’s chapters being in between each of the rest of the family’s chapters, and how even though we didn’t get to know him at all in the present time of the book, we got to know a lot about him just from his inner self talking about his past.
I also didn’t expect to learn so much about wolves, and I did like the way that it developed from Luke’s respect for and learning about their behaviour into showing that he really did give up on his family in a way, and consider the wolves his real family.
There was no right or wrong way for it to go, and as much as I found Cara’s character acted a bit young for her age and honestly a bit frustrating to read, I think the battle between her and Edward was realistic and felt it from both of their views.

Only 4 stars given though because I think there were some things added for shock value only, for example the information that Edward left because he found his dad having an affair - there was nothing in Luke’s chapters to make it seem like his mind was in any way leaning towards having affairs or seeing other women and I’m not actually sure why these details were added to the story other than to give some other reason for Edward having left.. it didn’t add anything to the story for me, and the behaviour just didn’t really add up with what we were reading in Luke’s chapters, who made it clear he wasn’t comfortable around humans anymore

Ultimately I liked that it wasn’t the happy ending or miracle that you’d expect, it was realistic and still gave them all reconciliation with each other as a ‘pack’. And finally, really loved the epilogue chapter of Barney, the recipient of the organ donation that saved his life - a really nice way to wrap it up and have part of Luke continue on in somebody who clearly looked for adventure too.

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useyourgoodeye's review

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is another Jodi Picoult masterpiece that keeps you reading all night.

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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I remember watching a documentary about someone like Luke. I was so distracted by this memory the whole time I was reading the book that I was less tapped into it than I might’ve been. So I found myself not really loving this one, but more could I find a lot of fault with it.

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sarahhbo's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’ve had hundreds of moments like this, when I run across something so incredible that I want to show it to someone else. The problem is, when you make the choice to be a loner, you lose that privilege.

This is a very compelling story to read and the pacing is really well done. In the beginning, the flaws of each character were frustrating to get through, but as we get to know them better their perspectives are all relatable. I was worried the wedge would just keep getting driven in, but the resolutions are satisfying.

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stellabyproxy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Jodi Picoult was sure to mention that each member of a pack has a role and in the role of author she is one of few who can hold my attention with multiple narrators. The meticulous detail with which she writes each characters perspective whilst integrating all the research she has done on wolves and zoology is heavily deserving of this 5-star rating.

Jodi had my eyes, heart and mind glued to every word and this has been a worthy reread.

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hannahmcd94's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I’ve read a lot of Jodi Picoult and usually enjoy them but this one just fell a bit flat. She really tried to ramp up her typical moral dilemma but it didn’t feel as unusual or really stuck in the middle as some - it was either let someone die or let them exist without living. And usually she has big dramatic court cases but again, the case was just a bit meh - if the first one hadn’t got thrown out I think the moral dilemma would have been ramped up and this would have been a way more interesting story. I also felt there were quite a lot of stereotypical gay characteristics attributed to Edward that really weren’t necessary - but they seemed to stop towards the latter stages of the book. Overall, a quick read, well researched information on the wolves, but just a bit “meh”.

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