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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
It was just engaging enough that I finished it, despite my problems with it I was invested enough in the main character, Katie, to see what was going to happen to her. In order to get through it you just have to accept the implausibility of a defense attorney living with her client for months on end and go with it. The inner monologues from the defense attorney, Ellie, reminded me of reading a teens' diary (and I love YA!), worn out tropes of "I can't let myself love him" ugh! I found myself skipping entire pages in which Ellie kept inferring what others were feeling, which leads me to the main problem...the writing style!
The writing style absolutely drove me crazy! Picoult unsuccessfully switched from third person omniscient author to first person personal narrative and it absolutely did not work for me! It felt incredibly amateurish and a cop-out way to design a narrative.
Also, what's the deal with the ghosts? It added nothing, she never tied it in (other than to connect her to Adam?), it was just weird! And Adam, the PhD student/Associate Professor? Um, yea, a 24 year old dude working on his PhD and teaching classes is NOT an Associate Professor, he's a grad instructor, do a little research! All the details about his character rubbed me the wrong way (he's here to study not socialize, oh please!). I can only imagine how someone with more knowledge of the legal system than I must have felt about the trial if that's how I felt about the misinformed descriptions of grad school.
Elsewhere on Goodreads someone noted that Ellie's character challenged gender norms, other than being a hotshot defense attorney, I have no idea how she challenged any gender norms (and I don't think her job qualifies as challenging norms). She quickly falls into nurturing roles with Katie and more or less becomes her mother figure/best friend during the entire trial, utterly feminine. I don't actually have a problem with that (other than she was living with her in the first place), but then Picoult went above and beyond to try to get Ellie to deny her love interest. Denying her desire for a man is a really cheap way to "challenge gender norms" and absolutely did not work for me.
All that said, I did manage to finish the book which I usually don't do if I'm not enjoying it - so somewhere in all of that was a little bit of interest and pleasure. The narrative was compelling at times but really I just wanted to know how it ended, but I didn't really enjoy getting there. I won't spoil anything, but I hated the ending as well.
The writing style absolutely drove me crazy! Picoult unsuccessfully switched from third person omniscient author to first person personal narrative and it absolutely did not work for me! It felt incredibly amateurish and a cop-out way to design a narrative.
Also, what's the deal with the ghosts? It added nothing, she never tied it in (other than to connect her to Adam?), it was just weird! And Adam, the PhD student/Associate Professor? Um, yea, a 24 year old dude working on his PhD and teaching classes is NOT an Associate Professor, he's a grad instructor, do a little research! All the details about his character rubbed me the wrong way (he's here to study not socialize, oh please!). I can only imagine how someone with more knowledge of the legal system than I must have felt about the trial if that's how I felt about the misinformed descriptions of grad school.
Elsewhere on Goodreads someone noted that Ellie's character challenged gender norms, other than being a hotshot defense attorney, I have no idea how she challenged any gender norms (and I don't think her job qualifies as challenging norms). She quickly falls into nurturing roles with Katie and more or less becomes her mother figure/best friend during the entire trial, utterly feminine. I don't actually have a problem with that (other than she was living with her in the first place), but then Picoult went above and beyond to try to get Ellie to deny her love interest. Denying her desire for a man is a really cheap way to "challenge gender norms" and absolutely did not work for me.
All that said, I did manage to finish the book which I usually don't do if I'm not enjoying it - so somewhere in all of that was a little bit of interest and pleasure. The narrative was compelling at times but really I just wanted to know how it ended, but I didn't really enjoy getting there. I won't spoil anything, but I hated the ending as well.
A really interesting book, and the characters were very likable. The trial scenes seemed a bit long, and I sort of suspected the ending. Other than that, I really enjoyed reading it.
i just ted but i'm already liking this one a lot. jodi picoult never fails to grab my attention.
this book was definitely a page-turner; however, I didn't really care for the ending. I had a suspicion that the twist would be what it in fact ended up being, but it just didn't wow me. my least favorite ending of all the Picoult books I've read so far.
Likeable characters, still little confused by the ending
I enjoyed this book, however I was very disappointed with the ending :(
This book like many other Jodi Pocoult books was pretty soppy at points but was still interesting enough to keep me reading.
I've never read a book about the Amish before.
A little predictable.
I've never read a book about the Amish before.
A little predictable.
As usual Jodi's book was captivating. I couldn't wait to be able to pick it up to get back to the story! I have always been interested in the Amish life and this story, combined with the mystery was an excellent combination. I haven't found many authors that I enjoy every single book of theirs I pick up, but Jodi Picoult's books I continue to love!!
i truly love picoult’s writing at the end of the day. i love her style, her characters & her ability to add jn new elements to story. i’m personally super interested in the Amish & really enjoyed the insight. i love the romance budding between coop & ellie & how sweet they are.
SPOILER -
if adam is 28 & literally leaving the country why wouldn’t you just… put on a condom while banging your amish filly for the first and only time
SPOILER -
if adam is 28 & literally leaving the country why wouldn’t you just… put on a condom while banging your amish filly for the first and only time
Working my way through her back list, I enjoyed most of her books, but always seems to get pushed aside for another book.
In this book, we are taken to Amish country where an Amish girl has given birth out of wedlock. After keeping the secret for 9 months, she delivers in secret and falls asleep snuggling with the baby. Upon waking the baby is gone, she feels God answered her pray about making the baby disappear. Within hours the baby is discovered decease and thus begins the case of the English way of doing things and how the Amish lives.
This brings some hardships in defending her, her beliefs contradict the way she feels her punishment should be served out and Picoult does an outstanding job in showing us the Amish way of life.
If she would of left out the personal life of the laywer it would be five star read
In this book, we are taken to Amish country where an Amish girl has given birth out of wedlock. After keeping the secret for 9 months, she delivers in secret and falls asleep snuggling with the baby. Upon waking the baby is gone, she feels God answered her pray about making the baby disappear. Within hours the baby is discovered decease and thus begins the case of the English way of doing things and how the Amish lives.
This brings some hardships in defending her, her beliefs contradict the way she feels her punishment should be served out and Picoult does an outstanding job in showing us the Amish way of life.
If she would of left out the personal life of the laywer it would be five star read