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markedwithanm's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Blood
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
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
3.5
For an agnostic, this book was an interesting choice. The child in the story, Faith, is caught up in a custody battle all while being spoken to by god. I found the theology of the book fascinating and the way that Picoult handles questions about religion to be incredibly open-minded. I wish the ending didn’t feel as rushed — it would’ve gotten 4 stars if it hadn’t.
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
brookey8888's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was really interesting. I really liked kind of learning about seeing God and all the things that comes from that in religion. Like the Catholic Church investigating. I really liked faith she was super cute. At first at didn’t love Mariah but she grew on me and she just became such a strong women/mom. Collin was so freaking annoying like you f’ed off to Las Vegas to get married and didn’t answer your phone so you didn’t know what was going on with faith but your gonna sue for custody like bye. I really liked Millie she made me laugh and Ian grew on me. The reason I’m not rounding it to a four is just because the beginning was slow and on the boring side. It really started to pick up during the trial though.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
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