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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Jodi Piccoult is a great storyteller. I think "My Sister's Keeper" was the first book of hers that I read, and I loved it. I've read several others since then and they have varied in how much I liked them. This one was pretty good. It was interesting to read about the Amish and to think about our way of life versus the life I sometimes think we should be leading. The Amish setting and the trial setting provide an interesting juxtaposition.
An older Jodi Picoult— glad I didn’t sleep on it. Loved learning more about Amish culture too
Jodi Picoult comes up with the strangest circumstances under which someone could be prosecuted. This particular book involves an Amish teenager accused of having murdered her own child promptly after giving birth. I hadn't known much about the Amish before reading this book, so it was a great insight into their way of life. It was frustrating just how much Katie was in denial about having given birth, but I grew to understand why she was that way. Good read for lovers of the courtroom dramas.
This book was okay. I really got bored halfway through. The science part was mundane and I skimmed. The dialogue was really stupid. I didn’t understand the ghost hunter. I really hated the ending. And I also hated how Picoult spent all this time painting a picture of Katie, and then all of a sudden, she’s a dynamic character. I was like, Oh, wow. With that, this book gets a 1 star from me.
I read this as part of the Red Wine & Blue book club. It's only my second Jodi Picoult book and the first one was Mad Honey, so it was interesting to see how her writing has progressed from 2000 to today. Both books were well-researched and I feel like I learned a lot about Amish life from Plain Truth. It's a thought-provoking story that kept my interest, but I was ultimately somewhat disappointed with the ending (I figured it out early on). Picoult is a good storyteller and I like that she writes about current, provocative themes, but her endings fall short for me.
I liked reading about the Amish community but could have done without a couple subplots. Also, I figured out the twist pretty early and felt it was too tidy. It was a good read but not a great one.
I feel like I read this before, but I forgot to rate it. Jodi always does well with her research and her writing, but I must say, this book did not hit me the way her other books have. I know I was supposed to like Katie, but I found her more annoying than anything. I also don’t like any religion (which, let’s be honest, is all of them) that subjugates women, but the Amish are looked at being above all the rest—dangerous! My other main gripe is the age gap thing. I couldn’t turn my brain off for this one, such a shame. I’m taking a break from Jodi’s books.
yet another excellent work by Jodi Picoult. love how she takes unusual ideas and turns them into books! very educational, as well; learned a lot about the Amish i didn't know before. very well done.
It’s an older book, but a good story. I grew up on a dairy farm and loved hearing the farm stories. I thought I had the ending figured out, but she threw me for a loop! Great beach read!