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ecobon's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
muirk128's review against another edition
4.0
Grateful for a snowy spring break day to inhale a book! This novel from Picoult might be one of my favorites from her, possibly because it's so fresh and timely.
dmcvey2719's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
andziolek's review against another edition
3.0
A little bit too much of anti-Trump, pro-vaccine to me. Feels like the author is trying to convince her audience to her views related to the pandemic. The timeline felt wrong as well, Diana arrived at Galapagos right when pandemic started and within few first days people were wearing fabric sewn face masks? Maybe yes, maybe not, but I feel like the facts were a little bit off.
As for the romance part of it, her relationship with Gabriel really grew on me and then Jodi P switched it 180 degrees. By the end of the book her boyfriend, Finn, started annoying the hell out of me, his character changed so much from all these lovey-dovey messages and conversations.
Overall, not my favourite.
As for the romance part of it, her relationship with Gabriel really grew on me and then Jodi P switched it 180 degrees. By the end of the book her boyfriend, Finn, started annoying the hell out of me, his character changed so much from all these lovey-dovey messages and conversations.
Overall, not my favourite.
killercrayons's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
riroreads's review against another edition
3.0
Well written and I was intrigued by a lot of the story parts. But I am not ready to relive the pain of the pandemic.
Comparatively, I thought The Sentence worked through the pain of the pandemic without shoving it back down your throat the way Picoult did here. But Wish You Were Here shows a reality from the side of the medical world that should be explored and written about, I'm just not there yet (and might not be).
Comparatively, I thought The Sentence worked through the pain of the pandemic without shoving it back down your throat the way Picoult did here. But Wish You Were Here shows a reality from the side of the medical world that should be explored and written about, I'm just not there yet (and might not be).
callielseaman's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
A long but captivating story. I normally hate any mention of Covid in a book, but this one was good enough to get past that. I loved the imagery of this book and the thought provoking moments.
paytontseibert's review against another edition
4.0
Holy shit - what the fuck just happened?!
I love and hate this story so much?! You grow to be so fond and in love with this family on this island and watch the metamorphosis of a main character who ROCKS (I don’t typically love the oh so relatable main character) and then POOF - they never existed. The way this was written I feel like I mourned them right alongside her!!
I kept waiting for the flip back, that her almost dying in the ocean was the accident that caused going back being the hallucination, I wanted to know how the family was, what happened!!!! What an incredible read. Truly changing, so confusing but a plot twist I could have NEVER EVER EVER seen coming.
Still too soon for me to read about COVID and not feel hurt inside. But the writing did it justice. Jodi did fabulous as usual, what a great read. So happy she left the doctor even when it was hard
I love and hate this story so much?! You grow to be so fond and in love with this family on this island and watch the metamorphosis of a main character who ROCKS (I don’t typically love the oh so relatable main character) and then POOF - they never existed. The way this was written I feel like I mourned them right alongside her!!
I kept waiting for the flip back, that her almost dying in the ocean was the accident that caused going back being the hallucination, I wanted to know how the family was, what happened!!!! What an incredible read. Truly changing, so confusing but a plot twist I could have NEVER EVER EVER seen coming.
Still too soon for me to read about COVID and not feel hurt inside. But the writing did it justice. Jodi did fabulous as usual, what a great read. So happy she left the doctor even when it was hard
marysessions's review against another edition
3.0
hard to read about covid so soon but also encapsulated so many of the emotions of quarantine and the unknown. the imagery of the galápagos islands was beautiful
shannonkirk's review against another edition
3.0
It kind of felt like two completely separate books, and I enjoyed the first half way more than the second