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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was so hard to get through, ended up just skimming it at the end. It was hard for me to keep people straight in this book. Honestly this book had the recipe for me to love it and it failed me. Still love you Jodi. This one’s a pass
The first section of this book I would have rated a 1. In fact I almost gave up, but I needed something to read one night and this was all I had, so I trucked on. Part 2 is awesome and after that I couldn't put it down. Unlike some of Jodi Picoult's other books, there isn't a lot of other stuff added to the storyline. It's just your basic story about ghosts...Jodi Picoult style. The only part I didn't like was all of the supernatural stuff that was going on, and people just seemed to take it in stride. I mean if rose petals are falling from the sky, don't you think the world would take notice? I told myself to just let that part slide by, and after I did I found the book highly entertaining.
This was a nice book, slow paced, but interesting subjects. I want to read more about the eugenics project now...but the ending left me dissatisfied. I liked the characters, but never quite bought into their lives. I was always an outsider, looking in, thinking, "Really?" I liked the way the plot wove together, the way the slightest piece of something 'over here' brought about something completely different 'over there'. Overall, I liked this book, but it's not for everyone. It felt like an Oprah pick in some ways...if you like Oprah's taste, you'll love this book.
I didn't like this book as much as some of the other Picoult books I've read. The Vermont eugenics project was a horrifying piece of history, but no worse than many of the other things that the government has perpetrated on unsuspecting minorities.
Jodi doesn't disappoint! What a great story about fate and family!
Started slowly and with too many characters to keep track of.
By the middle I was hooked and had to finish in one sitting. Not the best Picoult book I have read but ultimately interesting.
The discussion in my book club will be interesting.
By the middle I was hooked and had to finish in one sitting. Not the best Picoult book I have read but ultimately interesting.
The discussion in my book club will be interesting.
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
She bit off a lot in this book and told the story in her usual fashion of bringing separate stories together. I had to suspend my disbelief in some places- not because of the supernatural ghost parts, but because of the tightly-entwined-yet-disparate characters. I generally don’t like when authors ask us to believe that a character A is going to by chance re-encounter character B, whom they encountered randomly and tragically years prior, and yet now they’re going to find that there’s an even deeper connection. It’s one of my least favorite plot devices. And it’s here in spades.
That said, her treatment of the VT eugenics movement and the Abenaki in VT seemed well- handled. Although again, the parallel she held up between the eugenicist grandfather and the fertility MD felt a bit forced.
That said, her treatment of the VT eugenics movement and the Abenaki in VT seemed well- handled. Although again, the parallel she held up between the eugenicist grandfather and the fertility MD felt a bit forced.
Picoult is truly a master storyteller. Murder, the spirit world, love and misunderstanding mix in a cauldron of suspense.