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chrissydh76's review against another edition
4.0
Jodi Picoult isn't afraid to take on controversial subjects, and this time she's taken on the biggest one of all: abortion. A good author makes you see multiple viewpoints, even ones that aren't your own, and makes them relatable. The author does a really remarkable job of that here. She hits all the key players: a young woman getting birth control for the first time, a person who just had an abortion, one who was trying to decide if she SHOULD have one, a minor charged with manslaughter for having one, an abortion doctor, and two pro-life people. She tells the story from all of their viewpoints (and more) and I found myself understanding every single one of them, even if I didn't agree with everyone's actions. So I'll say this: no matter your stance on abortion, I highly recommend this book. We might not all ever agree on the subject, but at least we can listen to each other.
pamnosorio's review against another edition
3.0
I didn’t love this book as much as I though I would. Jodi Piccoult always does a great job with telling stories with difficult topics/themes. She always writes beautifully and you can always find meaningful quotes. I absolutely loved Small Great Things! But this book wasn’t as good. I felt that what threw this book off for me was it’s structure. The story is told within several hours backward in time. I wasn’t a fan of this and I thought it was a bit confusing.
sarahloubooks's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book and I thought it was so well written and researched. Whilst clearly pro-choice on the abortion debate it gave clear arguments for both sides. Particularly interesting for me as an English person where whilst still a taboo subject, abortion attitudes are very different. Well written and I even enjoyed the way the story was told in reverse.
kate37's review against another edition
3.0
This story flashes forward and back and changes narratives so often that instead of shedding light on the different perspectives, it is jarring and disjointed. Not my favorite Picoult.
astrogirl529's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting read, but it took me a while to realise the timeline was going backwards. I wondered why it was repeating bits of the story and then it skimmed over the end events in the epilogue.
jessicawarpup's review against another edition
4.0
This is not the best, most exciting book she has ever written. But it IS thought provoking. In a politically divisive climate, Picoult challenges everyone to examine their opinions and have compassion for “the others.” See their point of view. Create a dialogue. The story only gets 2 stars, but the moral of the story gets 5. Overall 3.5 rounded up.
nikkibee3's review against another edition
3.0
I appreciate why people love this book so much. It’s eye opening, it holds you right at the edge of your seat, and you start to really feel for some for the characters. Unfortunately, I am really not into all of the facts and politics that this story highlights. It was tastefully and beautifully done, but I found myself getting distracted a lot, and doing a lot of skimming through the facts. I also really couldn’t bring myself to enjoy the reverse timeline. This is all personal preference though, which is where the three stars comes from. ❤️
beedy81's review against another edition
1.0
I think this is the first of Picoult's books that I really did not like. The format of going backwards by hour really ruined it for me and the twist at the end really wasn't much of a twist (it was pretty obvious).