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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
I'm a sucker for stories among the Amish. The ghost parts were dumb though and completely unnecessary. Mild spoiler ahead....
Also a 28 year old man who sleeps with an 18 year old Amish virgin is a terrible person, no matter how "in love" he is.
Also a 28 year old man who sleeps with an 18 year old Amish virgin is a terrible person, no matter how "in love" he is.
I really have a hard time reading Jodi Picoult’s books but I try every once in a while because so many of my friends like her books. This was no exception and what I found really irritating was how she inexplicably would switch POV from third person to first person and then back again. I really did not see how it helped the story
Thoroughly engaging read! Jodi writes realistically and in a way that connects you not just to the main characters, but some of the minor ones too. I thought the side narrative about the ghost was unnecessary, but even then, it wasn’t so distracting from the main plot as to reduce nul experience of the book. I appreciated the details provided about the Amish culture. Enough to get an understanding without feeling like you’re reading a social studies textbook. It’s woven into the story very well. Jodi keeps you wondering right until the very end about what exactly happened. Well done.
In the small town of Paradise, PA, a terrible discovery has been made in the early hours of the morning. As the farmhands at the Fisher farm enter the barn to start the morning milking, they find a dead newborn in the hay. The police are called. Questions are asked. Aaron Fisher’s teenage daughter, Katie, is rushed to the hospital with blood running down her legs despite insisting that she did not have a baby.
An autopsy and an arrest follow. Ellie Hathaway, a big-time Philadelphia defense attorney, arrives at her Aunt Leda’s house near Paradise for a much-needed rest. When Aunt Leda, who was banned from her Amish family when she decided to leave an English lifestyle, reveals that Katie Fisher is Ellie’s cousin and desperately needs her help, rest is the last thing Ellie receives. Obligated to help her estranged relative, Ellie begins her work on the case of a lifetime.
Picoult is known for writing incredibly well-researched, emotionally-charged fiction. For Plain Truth, Picoult actually lived on an Amish dairy farm to ensure her book was as close to the truth as possible. Though I liked being able to peek into the lives of a group of people so different from myself, I didn’t find Plain Truth to be as gripping as Picoult’s other work. I didn’t feel as connected with the cahracters, I didn’t feel any sympathy for the situation, there was no real surprise revalation at the end (at least none that you couldn’t guess for yourself), and I just didn’t feel as compelled to read it.
If you’re interested in the Amish, this book might be interesting for you to read, but if you’re picking it up for the fiction, I would suggest another of Picoult’s books (like The Tenth Circle).
An autopsy and an arrest follow. Ellie Hathaway, a big-time Philadelphia defense attorney, arrives at her Aunt Leda’s house near Paradise for a much-needed rest. When Aunt Leda, who was banned from her Amish family when she decided to leave an English lifestyle, reveals that Katie Fisher is Ellie’s cousin and desperately needs her help, rest is the last thing Ellie receives. Obligated to help her estranged relative, Ellie begins her work on the case of a lifetime.
Picoult is known for writing incredibly well-researched, emotionally-charged fiction. For Plain Truth, Picoult actually lived on an Amish dairy farm to ensure her book was as close to the truth as possible. Though I liked being able to peek into the lives of a group of people so different from myself, I didn’t find Plain Truth to be as gripping as Picoult’s other work. I didn’t feel as connected with the cahracters, I didn’t feel any sympathy for the situation, there was no real surprise revalation at the end (at least none that you couldn’t guess for yourself), and I just didn’t feel as compelled to read it.
If you’re interested in the Amish, this book might be interesting for you to read, but if you’re picking it up for the fiction, I would suggest another of Picoult’s books (like The Tenth Circle).
Another great read! Great page burner and I couldn't put it down. However, once again, I did figure out who really killed the baby. I know that after the trial was over, it wasn't over. There was too much build up to be just like eh..its done. Either way, I really enjoyed this book.
RATING: 3 stars
Meh, gostei mas não adorei... algumas linhas de ação mereciam ter sido melhor exploradas e o final foi um bocado irrealista.
Meh, gostei mas não adorei... algumas linhas de ação mereciam ter sido melhor exploradas e o final foi um bocado irrealista.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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
emotional
funny
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
⭐️3.5⭐️
What a difficult book to rate. I loved the premise of the story, but it was a little bloated. She could have cut about 100 pages or so in the middle. The final part had me hooked and I stayed up until 2:30 AM to finish, but ultimately the ending was anticlimactic. There were a lot of inconsistencies in the story that poked out to me, especially the “twist” that was evident throughout most of the book. Overall, I’m glad I read it and I did enjoy it, but it seemed almost a tad sloppy for Jodi.
What a difficult book to rate. I loved the premise of the story, but it was a little bloated. She could have cut about 100 pages or so in the middle. The final part had me hooked and I stayed up until 2:30 AM to finish, but ultimately the ending was anticlimactic. There were a lot of inconsistencies in the story that poked out to me, especially the “twist” that was evident throughout most of the book. Overall, I’m glad I read it and I did enjoy it, but it seemed almost a tad sloppy for Jodi.