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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
This was such a hard no I’m pretty upset that I wasted my time on it tbh. My first and probably last read from this author.
Totally unexpected plot twist but I really enjoyed listening to the book! I also like the nod to GR!
really not good :/ a book about covid where the main character is insufferable is a recipe for 1 star
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
- this is the FIRST book in a VERY long time that had a plot twist that i didn't expect. i noticed that they were mentioning COVID for an unnatural amount of time and it seemed weird that she would go on a trip alone that was planned for her and her partner, but i didn't even put the clues together until the plot twisted! and even then i thought she was still in the galapagos and the hospital was the dream!
- did they realllyy have to make her cheat
- the splitting up at the end...phew...was not expected but if your girl cheats on you with a man in her dreams and then can't get over him you must be doing something wrong
- the ending!!
- did they realllyy have to make her cheat
- the splitting up at the end...phew...was not expected but if your girl cheats on you with a man in her dreams and then can't get over him you must be doing something wrong
- the ending!!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I am late to the party as far as Jodi Picoult is concerned. This was my first book by her and I was not disappointed!
Diana O'Toole works for Sotheby's in NYC. Her boyfriend, Finn, works in a hospital as a surgical resident. They have plans to go to the Galapagos, a trip they have been saving for, and Diana thinks Finn will propose to her while on vacation. All these plans are falling into place until the day Finn comes home from the hospital and tells Diana that he will not be able to go on vacation, because of Covid. This story begins in March of 2020, right when Covid is taking hold and though there aren't that many cases yet, Finn tells Diana that there will be. So he tells Diana she should go by herself.
This begins an amazing story! Jodi Picoult has is an amazing story teller!! Her descriptions of the Galapagos, of Covid patients, the struggles the doctors and nurses are going through is just simply fantastic! I felt the sun it face! I felt the angst and sadness, I felt the worry...She has some serious storytelling powers! But what I loved the most was twofold... 1) the surprises in this novel. I wasn't expecting the book to take the turns that it did... BRILLIANT!! 2) The sheer amount of research that went in to this book is astounding! Not just on the Galapagos, but on Covid as well. I admire someone who is able to not only tell a story but takes the time to learn about what their story is about.
I was gifted not only the eARC but the ALC as well. Thank you to Random House, Ballantine Books, and Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. All opinions are mine.
Diana O'Toole works for Sotheby's in NYC. Her boyfriend, Finn, works in a hospital as a surgical resident. They have plans to go to the Galapagos, a trip they have been saving for, and Diana thinks Finn will propose to her while on vacation. All these plans are falling into place until the day Finn comes home from the hospital and tells Diana that he will not be able to go on vacation, because of Covid. This story begins in March of 2020, right when Covid is taking hold and though there aren't that many cases yet, Finn tells Diana that there will be. So he tells Diana she should go by herself.
This begins an amazing story! Jodi Picoult has is an amazing story teller!! Her descriptions of the Galapagos, of Covid patients, the struggles the doctors and nurses are going through is just simply fantastic! I felt the sun it face! I felt the angst and sadness, I felt the worry...She has some serious storytelling powers! But what I loved the most was twofold... 1) the surprises in this novel. I wasn't expecting the book to take the turns that it did... BRILLIANT!! 2) The sheer amount of research that went in to this book is astounding! Not just on the Galapagos, but on Covid as well. I admire someone who is able to not only tell a story but takes the time to learn about what their story is about.
I was gifted not only the eARC but the ALC as well. Thank you to Random House, Ballantine Books, and Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. All opinions are mine.
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes