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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
It took me a long time to make it through this book. I never felt that urgency or desire to read. Rather I made myself struggle through it because I started it and I'm no quitter!
The custody pieces were at least interesting (if not somewhat cheesy/ stereotypical) and the characters were just okay. I've read other Piccoult books and loved them. To me, this one lacked what I enjoyed in some of her other titles. The subject matter wasn't as poignant. I expected to see different viewpoints on either proving or disproving the existence of God. Instead it was Jews and Catholics investigating stigmata??? The parts were disjointed and the tense switched between first and third person which bothered me.
And the end....wtf?! I was annoyed when I finished the last page.
The custody pieces were at least interesting (if not somewhat cheesy/ stereotypical) and the characters were just okay. I've read other Piccoult books and loved them. To me, this one lacked what I enjoyed in some of her other titles. The subject matter wasn't as poignant. I expected to see different viewpoints on either proving or disproving the existence of God. Instead it was Jews and Catholics investigating stigmata??? The parts were disjointed and the tense switched between first and third person which bothered me.
And the end....wtf?! I was annoyed when I finished the last page.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Wow...I am not sure where to start with this one. I have to say this book has just blown all her other books away. I absolutely loved it. I don't know why, because all of her other books are extremely well written. There was just something about this book that I can't quite put my finger on. I also love intertwining characters from other books, so cool!!! I want to read more Ian/Mariah stuff right away!
I heard about this book from my high school book club president. She read it and said it was good, so I thought, "What the hell, why not?" I have never been big on religion, though I was raised Cathelic. I was confused with the ending of the book when young Faith is talking to empty space, but addresses God. Her mother, Mariah, checks up o her and goes back downstairs. My question is is the God Faith is talking to her mother? or did "God" appear to her in her mother's form? I also resent the fact that the legal system has no sense when it comes to institutionalizing depressed people. Faith's father, Colin, had an affair with another woman in their own home and was caught red-handed. I hate cheaters. I thought Colin was incredibly selfish and stupid. I think the only reason he wanted custody of Faith was to ease his own guilty about abandoning her for another woman and starting a new family. I also resented the fact that he didn't believe his daughter when she said she was talking to God. Isn't it parental instinct to defend your child? Doesn't your child's mental health and honor count? Mariah, Faith's mother, is a strong woman, but with human emotions. She also reminded me of me. She was non-confrontational with her husband when the issues of their marriage was brought up. She was suicidal after she caught her husband cheating on her for the first time, but I'm not saying I'm suicidal. I'm just saying that she had the feelings of not being good enough for anybody and is trying her best but always ending up short. I was happy when Ian Fletcher, an ambitious atheist, falls for plain Mariah and they ed up together when the judge rules in Mariah's favor. Whether or not Faith was truly talking to God I am not certain, there are some who can and some who pretend to be, but how can you tell? You just have to have faith (pun not intended):]
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
I wanted to like this book, and I did. But no where near her other books. It was too long, dragged in the middle. So much potential. I wanted a better, stronger ending.
I really enjoy Jodi Picoult's writing, and this one kept me reading. She makes characters real and the imagery just enough and the story pretty sensational, but well woven and suspenseful.
This might be the worst Jodi Picoult book I’ve ever read?? Lol
The ending left me feeling... Kind of empty. I was expecting something more, but at the same time I can't imagine the book ending any other way.