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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
This was my first read by Picoult. I was engaged and could not put the book down, something I like when reading. Picoult creates intense scenes and paints incredible pictures that are vibrant with emotions and colors. The reality of the story was something different, but kept me skeptical, none the less. I cannot wait to read her other works.
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is not Jodi Picoult's best work. It took me a long time to finish by my normal standards because I was not excited to read. Overwhelmingly confusing to begin with as so many different characters are introduced. I have read Picoult novels before so knew to expect the changing narrator, but in this book it is very choppy to read so many changing points of view, especially when it is not revealed how the seemingly unrelated characters are linked until later in the book. The story had interesting elements but they struggled to fit cohesively in one story… eugenics, ghosts and the paranormal, depression and suicide, murder mystery, criminal investigation and a love story, all rolled into one. Unless you absolutely love Picoult you can safely give this one a miss.
"O kabul etse de etmese de insanlar birbirlerine ait olabiliyor. Birisi için bir fedakârlık yapınca o kişinin ruhunun bir kısmına sahip oluyorsun."
mysterious
medium-paced
This was the first supernatural book I ever read, and it definitely turned me on to reading more. It is a good read, however, slow at times. I think Jodi Picoult is a great author, who tells great stories, but they are sometimes predictable as this one was.
This book barely gets a three from me. It is the worst Picoult book that I have read thus far. That said it is still a pretty good book. There are a lot of characters in this book in the beginning. It makes it a little hard to keep up with. This book moves at a really slow pace. It takes forever for anything to really happen and with so many characters it's hard to know who to get attached to. It isn't until around page 130 that the book gets interesting. Twists and turns start to be revealed. It just takes Picoult way too long to get to them in this book. The only thing that kept me reading the book up until this point was the fact that I'm a big fan of her writing. A less devoted reader would have given up on this book after the first few pages, but in my case diligence paid off. This book definitely takes a turn for the better in part 3. Things get much more interesting. You start to find out the reason for all of the characters in the book finally. I just wish that Picoult had gotten to the point a lot sooner. It does have a nice ending though.
First, I said this:
I'm currently on Jodi Picoult's Second Glance, and I'm enjoying it but I admit at first there were just so many characters and I was getting confused between them all. The central chapters from Cecilia's point of view were a welcome relief. But they also made me realise I should probably start reading the book all over again, to better understand all the interweaving storylines. I'm on page 301 of 420, so getting there. Slowly. But surely.
Now I say:
I finally finished this book today. MAN that took me a while! I've been slack, I admit it. Not to say I didn't enjoy the book thoroughly. I loved how they all got tied in together in the end. One of my favourite twists was the connection between Ross and Meredith, learned near the very end of the novel. There were a fair few 'twists' throughout this novel, though. It certainly took its windy path and I often didn't know what was coming next. All in all, this was a fascinating read even though it touched on aspects of history that are very shameful indeed (eugenics, anyone?). It was a novel full of tragedy but also hope, and happiness for some at least.
I'm currently on Jodi Picoult's Second Glance, and I'm enjoying it but I admit at first there were just so many characters and I was getting confused between them all. The central chapters from Cecilia's point of view were a welcome relief. But they also made me realise I should probably start reading the book all over again, to better understand all the interweaving storylines. I'm on page 301 of 420, so getting there. Slowly. But surely.
Now I say:
I finally finished this book today. MAN that took me a while! I've been slack, I admit it. Not to say I didn't enjoy the book thoroughly. I loved how they all got tied in together in the end. One of my favourite twists was the connection between Ross and Meredith, learned near the very end of the novel. There were a fair few 'twists' throughout this novel, though. It certainly took its windy path and I often didn't know what was coming next. All in all, this was a fascinating read even though it touched on aspects of history that are very shameful indeed (eugenics, anyone?). It was a novel full of tragedy but also hope, and happiness for some at least.
had trouble getting into this, had to give up. could not get through it
