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Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

15 reviews

sandysmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I find the authors books very compelling, and this is no exception. She has an easy to read writing style and is never afraid to tackle contentious issues.  The characters are well developed but centre around Peter the shooter, and Josie is his on-off friend who craves to be popular. Told from various points of view that enhance your understanding of the various characters, their feelings, and motivations. The book makes you question and empathise the basic scenario of a high school shooting. You go from feeling sorry for Peter, the sensitive bullied boy, to being completely outraged that he went into school with guns shooting, killing, and horrifically injuring students and adults and a twist at the end, which again gives food for thought. This was read as a book club read and picked as a banned book in some US states. Do I think this book deserves to be banned? Absolutely not. In fact, I would recommend that others read it and make up their own minds. A book that leaves you questioning what can be done, gun control, the quest to be popular, and more effective bulling procedures in school is not a bad thing. A brilliant book that is still on my mind, questioning and thinking about what I've read. Excellent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

iamthelizardqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This has been on my tbr forever and I'm glad I finally picked it up. Captivating and emotional to say the least. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Grief, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Outing, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

abook4thought's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Suicide, and Pregnancy

kait0822's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

eevacasey's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Abortion, Blood, Homophobia, Bullying, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide, Gun violence, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Outing, Violence, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Racism

Minor: Medical trauma, Ableism, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Classism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Confinement, Dysphoria, and Fatphobia