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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
A hard but very interesting read. Colin ticked me off so bad!! A sweet little love story wrapped up in a huge controversy. Really makes you think about religion.
Amazing book. As usual, Picoult was tugging at my heart strings.
I loved loved loved this book. I bought this book at a thrift shop for 25 cents, along with about ten other books, unaware of what it was about. I just knew I loved Jodi Picoult and I intended on reading all of her books. Yesterday, I finished "Interview with a Vampire" by Anne Rice. Next came the challenging task of choosing the next book to read. As previously mentioned, I currently have many books I have yet to read and frequently, I have a difficult time picking one. Yet, yesterday, I was quick to choose this book and now, approximately 29 hours later, I have finished it.
I think everything happens for a reason and I was meant to choose this book. Aside from my reading adventures, I have been experiencing difficult times in my own life (which is why I read so often, a means of escape). This book was exactly what I needed. It raises real questions about religion, spirituality, and fundamental faith. I am not a religious person. In fact, I prided myself in not conforming to a religion. I have considered myself spiritual, having a belief but outside of any doctrine. However, my spirituality has wavered through my rough times, frequently doubting if there really is a God (much akin to Ian Fletcher in the novel, although I have not gone as far as becoming a devout atheist). This book has helped me to realize that its when I am in the toughest of times that I need to remain strong. Children are so open to things outside themselves, while adults are quick to doubt and judge. Keeping Faith has reminded me that I need to return to that state of openness, anything is possible. Furthermore, reading about some of the miracles in the book reminded me about some of the miracles I have seen in my own life.
I feel that the book also raised many issues that plague our society today: doubt, egoism, loyalty, betrayal, divorce, the conflict between science and religion, inherent issues within our legal system and the world of medicine. Not everything in life needs an answer that we must understand, some things simply surpass understanding.
Basically, this book is well written and has a great message. In the end, everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, but that does not make another persons different beliefs any less important. I feel people of all different spiritual beliefs (including the atheists and agnostics) could gain something by reading this book. I recommend it to everyone.
I think everything happens for a reason and I was meant to choose this book. Aside from my reading adventures, I have been experiencing difficult times in my own life (which is why I read so often, a means of escape). This book was exactly what I needed. It raises real questions about religion, spirituality, and fundamental faith. I am not a religious person. In fact, I prided myself in not conforming to a religion. I have considered myself spiritual, having a belief but outside of any doctrine. However, my spirituality has wavered through my rough times, frequently doubting if there really is a God (much akin to Ian Fletcher in the novel, although I have not gone as far as becoming a devout atheist). This book has helped me to realize that its when I am in the toughest of times that I need to remain strong. Children are so open to things outside themselves, while adults are quick to doubt and judge. Keeping Faith has reminded me that I need to return to that state of openness, anything is possible. Furthermore, reading about some of the miracles in the book reminded me about some of the miracles I have seen in my own life.
I feel that the book also raised many issues that plague our society today: doubt, egoism, loyalty, betrayal, divorce, the conflict between science and religion, inherent issues within our legal system and the world of medicine. Not everything in life needs an answer that we must understand, some things simply surpass understanding.
Basically, this book is well written and has a great message. In the end, everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, but that does not make another persons different beliefs any less important. I feel people of all different spiritual beliefs (including the atheists and agnostics) could gain something by reading this book. I recommend it to everyone.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I normally love Jodi Picoult’s books. This one I did not. As someone who is a (progressive) pastor and also deals with mental illness, it felt like gut punch after gut punch. The main reason I kept reading was because I wanted the twist at the end. And I’m not sure if there wasn’t one or I didn’t understand it.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Another great Picoult book. Not "My Sister's Keeper", but at least it wasn't "The Tenth Circle".
I expected this book to have some kind of strange twist, like that Julianne Moore movie "The Forgotten," or "Signs" - some explanation that involved aliens. But I was pleasantly surprised - no magical ending or sci-fi theory. A friend loaned me a copy for some "fun reading," and I appreciated the suggestion for a fairly quick read and some interesting characters. This was my first exposure to Jodi Picoult, and probably not my last.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book seems overly complex to me, but in a good way. Too much is going in in the whole book, so you don't have to really focus on any one thing in particular. I actually really despised almost all of it, but the very ending was what cinched it for me. But sadly, the rest of the book didn't quite live up to expectations.