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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Beautiful story of well.. faith. I must say though, when i was reading the last page and saw "she sees the knife edge of her mother's tired smile," I was skim reading because i was excited but i should have been paying more attention because i almost freaked when i saw the word knife! Very open ending though, bit disappointed that we don't find out whether or not Faith made it up or was actually seeing God - i guess this is a good thing though because it shows that we can't know the answers to these things - that's faith for you! Very enjoyable read.
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm pretty sure this is my new favorite book ever by jodi picoult!
Star ratings are so arbitrary, but this one, as a page-turning piece of fiction, gets three stars from me. I could not put it down - I've ever actually read anything by Jodi Picoult before and judging by how many books she cranks out I suspect it's probably as formulaic as any of Boujalian's books, but I'm always attracted to stories about religious ecstasy and grabbed it in a thrift store. It follows a fairly standard popular fiction formula - mystery until the last chapter, major climax, and done. I enjoyed the fact that it asked some deep questions about faith and belief and left the door open on that aspect of it all.
A little slower to get into then most JP books I’ve read but I really enjoyed the topic. I wish it would have been a little more in depth regarding Faith & her relationship w/ Guard and the Stigmata. I feel a lot of the book was focused on the Mother & her past mental health issue. Will always love a JP book though!
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Not my favourite Jodi Picoult book and I have them all.
It was a little confusing at times
It was a little confusing at times
I know I've read this book before I just don't know when I read it. It was before 2009 is all I know. The only reason I know I've read it is because very summary I've read makes me remember more of the details of the story. But since I can't remember much about it I gave it two stars and usually Picoult's books are better.
a bit too many details at the beginning. the court case was the most interesting part and it didn't start until over halfway through the book. overall, I like the concept, though.